Man Finds Complete WW2 Air Raid Shelter Beneath His Luton Driveway

why would the previous builder cover that up? That is great storage shelter, or a pit to do oil changes on your car from.

Incredible, great find mate

Had the house been bombed and collapsed onto it it would have became their tomb.

That would be terrifying to be down there during a bombing. No light, I'm sure the air quality isn't too good and the fact of not knowing if you are going to survive yet alone get out with debris piled on top of the entrance. Yikes!

A good friend in Honolulu -- former mayor of the city, actually -- has an old air raid shelter in front of his house. It is sort of built into the ground -- you walk into it, and it has two entrances. It was clearly not meant to survive a direct hit, but the house is in an expensive neighborhood in Honolulu, so they probably only worried about -- well not much, except the possibility that a bomb might fall within a few hundred feet of their house.

When the bombs are dropping dont come knocking

I live two blocks from here.

Grow some weed

Awesome place to party

So was this ever finished? Would like to see end result

I WISH that was in my driveway. I would get probably £1,000,000 or something like that idk 😏

I wish I could find that under my driveway. The hard work's already done.

hope the future grow room works out.

Good location for a man cave.

Great Britain is the most beautiful city haha ever changing world

Awesome

This guy is Sid from Toy Story. Don’t believe me? Look at his shirt lol

É um bunker ou uma cisterna antiga? Abraço

What are your plans for it will you keep it

I know this a bit late but did you dig down to floor level ?

I'd be afraid I'd disturb the rats. No way I'd go poking about that shelter.

Any progress or news on this ? Have you put it to use ?

Now 2018... So, how far has the Luton guy got with unearthing what looks like a Cold War nuclear bunker. It's very elaborate for a privately built WWII shelter. Some research into the house freeholder during the 39-45 years may reveal an important Civil Servant was in residency and the shelter built at the expense of tax payers. Being constructed in the front garden may suggest it was built at a time when people were far less socially paranoid. If someone openly built a bomb/fallout shelter in their front garden today I wouldn't fancy their chances against a desperate mob trying to break in as the ICBM's coarse toward their borough ward. Still, a fascinating discovery...just wish there was a conclusion to the story behind the bunker.

Weed wink wink 😉 😂

Snapchat anybody ?

I have the body of a pig

Now you have to park car on street

We just found one in our back garden in Felpham West Sussex on the coast. Removed a shed to do decking, leveling soil then friends leg disappeared. Measured it at around 8 ft deep. Had old camp beds in there. Perfectly pointed brick walls, thick concrete roof. Ive been told by a senior citizen that some of these bunkers get confused as bomb shelters but were for British resistance in the event of german invasion.

Omg how cool is that

These are all over the London and the South East. Is it unusual to find them in Luton?

Keep it you will need it

is he ever going to show us whats down the corridor? or is he actually Penny wise Disguised as a Luton Bloke, and that's were all his victims are floating? HA HA

Really cool!

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm x 1million

Yep, never forget when you buy property you own everything below it, and above it! Almost.

Who else came here for Did you know?

now he doesn't have to worry about north korea

What date was on the Herald newspaper you found inside?

Anyone see how things the slab is? Like 2". Is that common overseas?

Keep us all updated. I bet theirs some goodies hiding away in there too.

An awesome find and asset to your property!

I have a similar one in Liverpool but a lot small (6' long x 6' high x 5'wide). A bit claustrophobic. My Dad used it as a coal store up to 1967. The 4 inch concrete roof is level with the ground and has a flight of brick steps down to it. It's very damp as rainwater and groundwater seeps in. I think it was built with the house in 1934 as war was looming. The nearest bomb fell 400 yds away but killed 3 in a semi. (3,000+ died in the bombing in Merseyside August 1940 to January 1942, then nothing).

Is there anymore videos your progress? Fascinating...

Cheers mate clean it out and fix it up ww111 is very soon you might need it

Of all towns. Luton.. that place has become a bad name now. I used to live there with my parents when we moved from my main country.

Woild be good if the videos were a little longer. As its split into parts then it woild be great to gave part 1 part 2 and so on.

hope he kept it