Would you buy an Anderson Shelter today?

I am doing a study paper at the mo on Anderson Shelters and wondered if people would be interested in building replicas in their garden today. What would you be prepared to pay for a kit and would you actually install one.

A yes or no response and idea of what you would pay would be really helpful thanks in advance.

 

I would but would only pay £200-£400. I think you might need planing permission?

 

Thanks very much.

 

Thanks

 

My wife thinks its great idea She would like one a few miles from are house so I can sleep and snore all night

 

For the record, the official price for the kit (corrugated iron sheets cut and moulded appropriately plus nuts and bolts) at the beginning of the war was 5/- delivered. Erection, including digging, erection and covering, was the purchaser's responsibility.

Never mind the shelters, who remembers John Anderson?.

 

should be o.k for growing mushrooms in one ..and cannot see why you would
need planning permission for one .

 

Never mind the shelters, who remembers John Anderson?.

Yes, I remember Jon Anderson

 

A no for me. But in Air Raid Shelters by Stephen Wade he mentions a guy who has built one in his back garden and spends quite a lot of time in there.
That's the guy on the cover.

 

They tried selling anti nuclear shelters, with seven days free trial, don't think that took off at all.

 

planning permission
dig it in cover it with soil and turf

not making light of it
but would be useful as a control shed for a garden railway like Tom's

 

My Neighbour's got half of an original one in her back garden. She said I can have it if I can find a way to get it out. Hmmm, the possibilities... :-D

 

I bought an original one a couple of years back. Originals come up on ebay quite frequently - some are just buried rust that the new house owner wants rid of, mine had been turned into a shed (above ground) and was very easy to dismantle by simply cutting the tops off the bolts with a grinder.
I wanted another shed - the Anderson cost me £16 quid - same size shed from B&Q costs about 200. I know which will last the longest.
Will post a picture later.

 

It would be an interesting project but i suspect £400 might put a few people off (even though as ChrisR says a B&Q shed is about £200).
As for me, a no I'm afraid - water table problem.

 

Visited one at Didcot Railway centre a couple of weeks ago and one at Chiltern Open Air Museum on Monday.

 

Here's mine - I sunk it just a little and hid it behind an earth bank. I wanted it originally to get some old car parts out of the garage but I ended up just using the space under the benches for now. Soon refilled the space in the garage anyway. One thing about having it on the surface - it cooks in there in summer - hence wanting to hide it a little behind earth and foliage.

 

Excellent Chris. Superbly kitted out too.

 

i'd buy one.no planning permission needed as same as a shed.