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	Many thanks to Undergroundkent and Alex Cheasley for permission to publish their photos here. Click on the images to visit the photographers' web sites. MORE ABOUT THE AIR RAID SHELTER HERE		©2007 Undergroundkent All Rights Reserved
	©2007 Alex Cheasley All Rights Reserved			The tunnellers dug deep into the relatively soft chalk as the long entrance passageway testifies. The shelter was well organised with marshals keeping order and medics on hand to provide any first aid required from posts within the underground complex. The original wartime signage is still intact and provides clues as to how the interconnecting tunnels and chambers were organised and what facilities were provided.
	©2007 Undergroundkent All Rights Reserved		©2007 Undergroundkent All Rights Reserved
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