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Brinty · 10-12-2008, 04:15 AM

Anyone in Auckland wanting to find underground shelter, check this information out with the council or maybe the Auckland War Memorial Museum. As a child during WWII I recall the location of two entrances to underground air raid shelters. These entrances were blocked up after the war ended but may still be able to be opened.

From Queen Street, go east up Wellesley Street. On the left is a building that used to be the library but eventually became the art gallery - if my memory serves me correctly. On the boundary between this building and Albert Park, there is a driveway which was access to one of the entrances.

For the other entrance that I recall, go down Queen Street from Wellesley Street to Victoria Street and turn right, go up the hill to the T intersection and straight ahead of you is where the entrance was. The last time I saw it back in 1974, it was a basalt block wall with seating along it.

Cheers,
Brinty

10-12-2008, 04:15 AM	#28
Brinty Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,004	Re: New Zealand Anyone in Auckland wanting to find underground shelter, check this information out with the council or maybe the Auckland War Memorial Museum. As a child during WWII I recall the location of two entrances to underground air raid shelters. These entrances were blocked up after the war ended but may still be able to be opened. From Queen Street, go east up Wellesley Street. On the left is a building that used to be the library but eventually became the art gallery - if my memory serves me correctly. On the boundary between this building and Albert Park, there is a driveway which was access to one of the entrances. For the other entrance that I recall, go down Queen Street from Wellesley Street to Victoria Street and turn right, go up the hill to the T intersection and straight ahead of you is where the entrance was. The last time I saw it back in 1974, it was a basalt block wall with seating along it. Cheers, Brinty