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• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  17 March 2011     21:3897364
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  Some of you may know that I collect DVD's of old Pathé newsreels and M.O.I. stuff etc. I couldn't resist a collection called "Nuclear War In Britain".
  
  In 1962 it seems that a local builder in Deal was making fallout shelters! Letheren's of 21 Blenhiem Road even had a demonstration site!
  
  Here's a few stills:-
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
  I wonder if the Mercury or Express have any other info.
  
  Terry
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• Guest 641

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 2,335
  17 March 2011     21:4497367
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  By the looks of the Beach Hut in the background Terry, would I be right in thinking it's on the beach?
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 4,316
  17 March 2011     22:0597373
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  I agree Barry, the problem is that there are no other background shots.
  
  Um, how do you dig a large hole in shingle?
  
  Terry
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• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 5,673
  17 March 2011     22:2797379
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  Never worked out exactly where this was - though I think I did know but I forgot !!
  
  This is one that still exists though !!!!!
  
  http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/p/pluckley/index.html
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,897
  17 March 2011     22:2997381
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  Might not be a beach hut it could be one of those summer house or chalet sheds.
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