Grandfather, 68, discovers WWII bomb shelter under the lawn
A grandfather discovered a World War Two air raid shelter at the home he has lived in for the past 40 years after he inspected a manhole cover in the garden.
Khandu Patel, 68, lifted the manhole cover in the garden of his home in Wolverhampton while gardening.
The semi-detatched house was built in the 1920s and a previous owner had excavated a large air raid shelter in the garden.
Mr Patel and his wife Usha, 62, have lived at the home for 40 years. He told The Sun: 'I’d always wondered why the manhole cover was there. During lockdown me and a friend decided to lift it up. Under it was concrete.
'We started digging and it became apparent it was a staircase. It was amazing seeing all the steps exposed.'
A great opportunity to self isolate during the COVID Pandemic!
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