WW2 Air Raid Shelters at B.H.S.A - 10th Sep 2016 4:52pm
The tunnels underneath Birkenhead High School Academy were originally opened in 1940.
They were paid for by parents to allow the return of girls who had been evacuated to Shrewsbury during World War II
Contained within the cramped, dimly-lit cold space was seating for around 150 pupils.
After war ended, the tunnels were closed but were recently unearthed as part of the school's refurbishment.
Visited as part of H.O.D week with missmahjong and Plusone.
They were paid for by parents to allow the return of girls who had been evacuated to Shrewsbury during World War II
Contained within the cramped, dimly-lit cold space was seating for around 150 pupils.
After war ended, the tunnels were closed but were recently unearthed as part of the school's refurbishment.
Visited as part of H.O.D week with missmahjong and Plusone.
Description: Emergency Escape Hatch
Description: Cosy
Description: Ventilation.