We had to knock down an Anderson shelter years back, might not have took a bomb but it bloomin took 7 workies strength away over 2 days :034::028::002:
Re Dragons Teeth. Chris your memory certainly serves you correctly and more dragons teeth around the Dunlops end off Speke Hall Avenue plus around the railway bridge ,also the railway bridge on HuntsCross avenue, and Hillfoot Avenue, I guess they would have been around all railway bridges
It was in Widnes back in the late 80`s. i wish i would have took a camera then.
I know a house in Old Swan that had one in the garden, it went undergound. when the new owners decided to get rid of it( only in the 90`s ) they tried to dig/Knock it out. they gave up after 2 days and filled it all in, then placed soil and turfed over it. so it is still there now, though full of rubble and under a garden.
The main worry about an invasion of Liverpool or the Lancashire coast, was in the event of Southern Ireland falling to the Nazis. The Sinn Fein leadership in Eire were very supportive of Hitler, indeed they took a wreath to the German Embassy in Dublin on hearing the of the suicide of Adolf! It should be mentioned at this point that the Government of Eire remained neutral throughout the war. But suspicions remained and it wouldn't have been the first time the Germans had gone through a 3rd country to meet their military objective. So there was some risk if a bit remote. Strangely enough one of the first places to be fortified with anti invasion defences was Orkney, and not in the south east England as you might imagine. I suppose with the early presence of German forces in Norway and its Ideal fjords for disembarking an invasion force made it seem like a good bet. On top of which the British fleet had its base in Scapa Flow in itself making it a good candidate for attack.
I love the pictures of the Dragons teeth on the beach, is it Waterloo?
PS, Can anyone tell me how to post pictures here I have a few I'd like to share.
Derek:handclap:
If you've saved them on your p/c, just attach them when you do your post, ( it shows on the post form)
Steve.
Hi,
OK I have a mixed motive for this post, I want to see if I can successfully upload a picture and it is in-keeping with the beach photo above.
These are the Dragons teeth behind the motorworks Speke/Halewood where the Transpenine trail crosses the railway. As of September 2007 they were still there but I got word Network Rail are going to remove them. I did write to the local MP to protest but as you'd expect got no reply!!!
Derek
Should have used one of these Gnomie ;)
http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server...ediaFile.18262
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http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server...ediaFile.18173
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Some more here:
Happy browsing......
http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server...¤tPage=2
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Hi Derek
I don't mind adding my voice to having them saved if the Dragon's teeth are still there as depicted in your photograph. This bit of history should not be lost. Let me know to whom I would need to write. Also maybe somebody here could get an updated photograph of these Halewood Dragon's teeth that might be used in a renewed attempt to have them saved?
Thanks
Chris
did someone shay they,ve found my teeff?