Monument record 0848500000 - Air raid shelter at 8 Temple End

Summary

WWII air raid shelter, built for use by workers at adjacent furniture factory.

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  • AIR RAID SHELTER (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Air-raid shelter next to 8 Temple End (CASS 0848400000). Built into retaining bank and accessed from yard to south of 8 Temple End, now Temple Gate. Anecdotal evidence that it was intended for use by furniture factory at 8 Temple End as well as dwellings called Temple Villas, since demolished, which stood to east of new flats at Temple Gate. Concrete structure with wooden door. Structure not in use in 2004. Photograph showing its location (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC22231 Unpublished document: Marian Miller. 2004. High Wycombe: Furniture Town. PD51 - page 169-170.

Location

Grid reference SU 86500 93411 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 20 2011 9:28AM

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