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I was a young police officer in London in the 1980s - we had to test the air-raid siren, which was on the station roof (and probably still is), regularly .... it always made a few passers-by jump when they heard it start to go.
We also had to do a weekly check on the nuclear attack warning system, although that only sounded inside the control room in the station, so the public never knew.Last edited by AntonyM; 29-11-15, 11:38.Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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When I started work in 1969, just down the road there was a factory with an air raid siren on the roof. This used to be tested annually. In the late 70's the factory closed down and the building was demolished. There was a lot of talk about the possible relocation of the siren, but I can't remember the outcome or whether there was further testing.
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In the 1960/70s in Paignton, Devon the fire station used an air raid siren. Presumably to call retained firemen to the station when needed.
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The siren for Chartridge near Chesham in Bucks, was in my grandfather's hall. Well the handle was, the siren was on the wall outside. I don't know when it was decommissioned/removed but it was still there in the early 1960s.Caroline
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I thought the air raid siren was a horrible creepy sound - almost blood chilling. It meant "go for the airaid shelter". I can remember being out with my mother one day shopping and the siren went and although there was a shelter right next door to the shop we were in I was really upset because we had our dog with us and we had to leave her outside ...............she was completely unscathed and sitting by the door, as no bombs dropped nearby - she was probably more used to it than I was, being older than me!
A few years later whilst in a country lane in the back roads of Ewell in Surrey, the siren suddenly sounded and I can remember being panic stricken as there was no shelter - it was being used by the fire station and the war had been over for a couple of years.
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I was reading an article last week on the unexpected problems that we might see with refugees from Syria who arrive here ...............
apparently the sirens used by our emergency vehicles sound very much like air raid sirens in Syria, and thus could lead to stress, especially in childrenMy grandmother, on the beach, South Bay, Scarborough, undated photo (poss. 1929 or 1930)
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