Weybridge Deep Shelter
During the time of WWII Weybridge was home to some very large factories which helped the war effort. One of these was an airplane factory called Vickers and to protect their workers from the ever increasing that of a bomb attack air raid shelters were cut out of the nearby hillside.
Originally there were 17 staggered tunnels each with their own entrance and airlock which ran into the hillside for an impressive 180 ft! All 17 parallel tunnels were 
connected together by 3 cross tunnels meaning that all areas of the tunnel network could be accessed no matter which entrance was used. There were toilet recesses made in the walls of the shelter, which to be honest were more like tiny cupboards!! There were no doors on these just a curtain for privacy
On September 4 1940 there was an air raid on the Weybridge factories which unfortunately saw 83 lives lost and 419 injured although the number would have been for higher had the shelter not been built.
Today there is only one entrance which is littered with the discarded items of a nearby building. The big fans and the filters that used to provide the shelter with air are still in situ and a painted notice reminding people to close the valves in case of Gas make a startling reminder of the past.
Signs reminding people not to sing shout or chat to loudly are evident at certain points in the tunnels. It was interesting to see that the shelter at one point had its own stock of cards to keep those in there quiet too!