{"id":1427,"date":"2015-11-30T23:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T23:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2015-11-30T23:40:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T23:40:11","slug":"port-glasgow-air-raid-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/military\/port-glasgow-air-raid-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Glasgow Air Raid Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964460492\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8182\/7964460492_fa2b3a6c4b_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8182\/7964460492_fa2b3a6c4b_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This large WW2 air raid shelter in Port Glasgow was built for the workers of the large ropeworks nearby, in record time by a gang of Polish builders. Apparently there were five original entrances, from different parts of the factory. Apart from some junk, and a small fire in one entrance, it&#8217;s untouched internally &#8211; but time and rot has taken it&#8217;s toll. There&#8217;s still a lot of detail, though &#8211; canvas doors and toilet screens, cabling and pipework, remnants of benches &#8211; and, at one end, the air conditioning and generating plant.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964475680\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8314\/7964475680_460fcfa9cf_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8314\/7964475680_460fcfa9cf_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964504606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8454\/7964504606_3c52887d94_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8454\/7964504606_3c52887d94_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964520668\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8301\/7964520668_b7e1b99220_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8301\/7964520668_b7e1b99220_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964561372\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8032\/7964561372_bd5a506ebb_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8032\/7964561372_bd5a506ebb_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964590830\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8444\/7964590830_46db92f756_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8444\/7964590830_46db92f756_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964607950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8453\/7964607950_f3a9d7d2b1_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8453\/7964607950_f3a9d7d2b1_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964639736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8457\/7964639736_ca5cc0cd24_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8457\/7964639736_ca5cc0cd24_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"externalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7964691880\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbCodeImage LbImage\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8029\/7964691880_40e2519aaf_z.jpg\" alt=\"[\u200bIMG]\" data-url=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8029\/7964691880_40e2519aaf_z.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This large WW2 air raid shelter in Port Glasgow was built for the workers of the large ropeworks nearby, in record time by a gang of Polish builders. Apparently there were five original entrances, from different parts of the factory. 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