Morrison shelters
E98652
Morrison shelters were indoor steel air-raid shelters used in British homes during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morrison shelters canonical | 2 |
| Morrison shelter | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-raid shelter
ⓘ
civil defence equipment ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Anderson shelter ⓘ |
| assemblyRequired | yes ⓘ |
| canBeUsedAs | table in daytime ⓘ |
| category |
British home front during World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
British civil defence
Protective shelters ⓘ British home front during World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II home front in the United Kingdom
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | indoor shelter ⓘ |
| designedFor | use in confined indoor spaces ⓘ |
| designedToProtectFrom |
blast effects
ⓘ
falling debris ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | house collapse ⓘ |
| designer | John Baker ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| distributionPolicy |
free to low-income households
ⓘ
subsidised for others ⓘ |
| era | The Blitz ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | table shelter ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rectangular steel frame
ⓘ
solid steel top ⓘ steel wire mesh ends ⓘ steel wire mesh sides ⓘ |
| height | approximately 75 cm ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ministry of Home Security ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 m ⓘ |
| locationOfUse | British homes ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Morrison ⓘ |
| placed | on ground floor of house ⓘ |
| primaryUserGroup | urban households ⓘ |
| replacedOrSupersededBy | post-war civil defence measures ⓘ |
| riskAddressed |
blast from high-explosive bombs
ⓘ
structural collapse of buildings ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
bolted steel frame
ⓘ
mesh to prevent debris entry ⓘ |
| storedUnder | ground-floor ceiling ⓘ |
| suppliedAs | kit of parts ⓘ |
| typicalCapacity |
2 adults
ⓘ
2 or more children ⓘ |
| usedBy | people without gardens ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection of civilians from bomb blasts ⓘ |
| usedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| width | approximately 1.2 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Anderson shelter
this entity surface form:
Morrison shelter