[post_page_title]Made by hand[/post_page_title]
Simon and his father were overwhelmed to be greeted by such a sight, and the discovery of the newspaper and the bottle made the reality of the situation hit home. However, what impressed them even more was the fact that the structure had stayed so strong after all of those years.
During WWII, they didn’t have expert builders to make use of while building these air raid shelters. Novices had to make them with their bare hands, and the bricks were piled on top of each other as quickly as they could. Yet, it had lasted all that time.