Why were air raid shelters built?

Answer 1

People who got less than £5 per week got one for free and the government built it for them. People who got over or £5 per week had to buy one from the government for £7. They were made out of concrete, corogated metal, sand bags and soil. they were ussaly under ground.

Answer 2

Bomb shelters were built because when the bombs dropped everyone would go outside in to their air raid shelter to keep them safe from bombs.The shelters were also shaped like eggs because if u put pressuare on an egg it wouldn't get spuashed,well it's the same with an air raid shelter.If a bomb dropped on it it wouldn't spuish!

Answer 3

there was two air rade shelters one indoor that was called a Morrison shelter and one outdoors that was called a Anderson shelter

Answer 4

People needed to protect themselves from the bombs being dropped by German aircraft.

Answer 5

To protect people from bombs.