+"Birmingham England United Kingdom" +1939 stock footage and images

Testing of bomb proof Consol Shelter air raid shelters in Birmingham, England.

View of several dome shaped kiosks named Consol Shelter, or Personal ARP Protection shelters in Birmingham, England, early in World War 2. Smaller than an Anderson Shelter, holding just one person, they are designed to provide portable protection for "Key Personnel". During a demonstration of the shelters, a British woman enters inside. Man closing door of shelter. A floor of construction debris is seen crashing down upon the shelter, and then the woman emerges from the Console Shelter unharmed. Group of men officials watching the demonstration. People viewing the Console Shelter.