Most people are familiar with the Anderson Shelter but this was not the only form of protection from air raids that people could take.

An alternative to the Anderson shelter, especially for those with little or no garden space, was the Morrison Shelter. This was a large steel 'table' with mesh sides that, if positioned within the house correctly, could protect the occupants from bomb blast and splinters.

Please remember that Anderson and Morrison shelters were designed to protect the occupants from bomb blasts and splinters but were not capable of protecting people from a very close or direct hit from a bomb.

The Morrison shelter was 6 ft. 5 in. long, 3 ft. 11 3/4 in. wide and 2 ft. 5 in. tall. (1.96m long, 1.21m wide, 74 cm tall). The steel top was 1/8 in. thick (3.2mm)