Air Raid Shelters

• Anderson shelters - people were instructed to dig a hole in their garden to put the shelter in and cover it with earth. It was not popular as they meant sleeping outside
• Morrison shelters - given out in 1941. Steel cages, fitted under a dining table with enough room for two adults and two small children. Useful for families without a garden
• At first, government did not allow the Underground stations to be used as shelters but the early attacks were so severe and damaging to morale that the decision was reversed. Was popular because people could socialise with other families
• Despite all these precautions, estimated 60% of Londoners stayed in their homes throughout the Blitz