tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8016338958251359172..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Excellent Air Raid ShelterRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26989107636769057642019-01-04T04:06:32.588-08:002019-01-04T04:06:32.588-08:00On bottling - is that something to do with supplyi...On bottling - is that something to do with supplying the military? The Beer for Troops committee was formed in July 1942, and I guess things were getting easier to supply eg North Africa by then.qqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73066413994611515562019-01-04T01:04:50.139-08:002019-01-04T01:04:50.139-08:00Anonymous,
another advert on the same page reveal...Anonymous,<br /><br />another advert on the same page reveals more about age restrictions:<br /><br />"Minimum age 21 -<br />Applicants over 31, or under 31 if they have a child of their own under 14 years of age living with them, may apply to the staff superintendent, employment and training centre, 566 hlgh road, chiswick, W 4.<br />Applicants under 31, other than as above, must obtain a permit from their ministry of labour employment exchange."<br />Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-50557905111435183502019-01-03T20:27:20.989-08:002019-01-03T20:27:20.989-08:00i suspect the advert was placed during the blitz, ...i suspect the advert was placed during the blitz, or possibly but less likely, later on in 44 with V1 threat . Although shelters were going up in back gardens before that time. Fuller Smith & Turner see a good roof over your head whilst bombs are trying to land on your bonce, as clear incentive to applicants ,if actually happening at that time it most definitely focuses the mind.As for the ages of female applicants ,I came to the same conclusion on the age groups of the women as Ron did, The government were too busy to worry about procreation, when you have the imminent threat, of being invaded. sudo drivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457469368224993535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-24150657595071184892019-01-03T10:07:28.604-08:002019-01-03T10:07:28.604-08:00"Wondering about the weird age restrictions o..."Wondering about the weird age restrictions of over 33 or under 17? I was, too. Then I twigged. It's probably because women between those ages were required to do some form of national service, either in auxiliary roles in the military or working the land."<br /><br />It could be that. Or it could be that 18-32 is considered child-bearing age for women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-43777323713706422092019-01-03T07:04:25.146-08:002019-01-03T07:04:25.146-08:00wasn’t the shelter where the museum is now, I seem...wasn’t the shelter where the museum is now, I seem to recall being told that while researching the book, they lost the maltings next door in 1940, I think. Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.com