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bbc.co.uk | Patrick Barlow |Lewis Mason
Image source, All Saints Church, South MersthamImage caption, Canadian soldiers sat in the remains of All Saints Church in South MersthamOn 19 April, 1941, South Merstham in Surrey received a very unwelcome birthday present.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Lewis Mason
How school continued to study as bombs rained downLewis MasonCraig BuchanSimon Furber/BBCOne of the six shelters is maintained in its original conditionAir raid shelters used by schoolchildren during World War Two bombing raids remain an important part of an ancient common in Surrey. Teachers at Limpsfield School led pupils to the nearby bunkers to keep them safe from German bombs - and to continue their studies.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Lewis Mason |Craig Buchan |South East
Air raid shelters used by schoolchildren during World War Two bombing raids remain an important part of an ancient common in Surrey. Teachers at Limpsfield School led pupils to the nearby bunkers to keep them safe from German bombs - and to continue their studies. There are six bunkers - one per year group - located at Limpsfield Common, and one was restored to its original condition in 2006.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Zac Sherratt |Lewis Mason
Image caption, Kenneth White seen here producing penicillin at his store in RipleyPenicillin is a cornerstone of modern medicine - but how did an old ice cream fridge and a makeshift incubator built by a local baker help bring it to the masses? The antibiotic was first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 but it took until 1940 to master the process of mass manufacture.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Craig Buchan |Lewis Mason
Film studio's 'pivotal' role in WW2 deceptionCraig Buchan & Lewis MasonIWM ImageThe RAF put out tenders to engineers and movie studios after war broke outA Surrey film studio played an "important but unsung" role in World War Two. Shepperton Studios, then known as Sound City Film Studios, manufactured props for a wartime programme to create fake bombing targets, according to local historian Nick Pollard.
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