Dr “what’s the matter with you then?”
Patient “I fell over onto my backside”
Dr “rectum?”
Patient “well, it didn’t do them any good!”

I wasn’t going to post on this thread but that did make me laugh out loud.

Carry on.

Are you going to bury it?
Didn’t they have a problem of filling with water as the depth went below the water table. In which case how are you going to stop it rusting?

We thought about this a lot. Do we go for authentisity and bury it, or go for the easy option and errect it on a concrete base? We went for the latter, mainly because the panels are in such a poor state to start with we felt it would rot away quicker in the ground.

Did you buy it at I**A…? And are there some bolts missing,too?

At least you may have enjoyed the meatballs during your buying experience! And you could have picked up a handy tape measure and pencil. 🙂

Who me? Didn’t buy it. It was going to the tip so was saved. Some panels donated. We have all the bolts but are missing one washer. Also missing panel at rear under escape hatch.

Tony.

Incidentally, in the February 1939 instruction manual for the shelter there are some errors. On this page it says, at the top of the list, the sizes are ‘steel channels each 6ft 6″, t sections each 5ft 1 1/2″ and angle sections each 5ft long’. We measured them and they are 7ft 6″, 6ft 1 1/2″ and 6ft respectivley.

Tony.

[ATTACH]208067[/ATTACH] it is rusty but solid, measuring 28″x45″.

Many thanks. I’ll be in touch when I’ve spoken to my partner in chrime.

Tony.

I have a spare panel (small straight panel) that goes below the door which you could use by cutting off the rotten section and welding it on.I bought 8 shelters some time ago,some sold and some donated to museums,just kept enough to do one myself with a few repair bits.Theres a great assembly video on you tube.

We are missing a panel below the escape hatch at the rear. Is this the same size? What condition is it in?

Yes, I have seen the video. They contacted me before they started for plans.

Tony.

Somewhere, I have the manual for erecting and building one.

I have always fancied building one in my garden, too!

Are these the plans you have? If not then are they better??

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Tony

Somewhere, I have the manual for erecting and building one.

I have always fancied building one in my garden, too!

I already have the plans thanks Tangmere. You can find them on my website.

http://www.bigginhill-history.co.uk/frameanderson.htm