Championing the history of Kingswood

World War Two

A look at life in Kingswood during the second world war
Location
Museum
Era
20th Century
Availability
During museum hours

The proximity of the airfield and the Bristol Aeroplane Company factories meant that Kingswood was vulnerable to aerial attack during the second world war. Cossham Hospital tower was said to have been used by Luftwaffe bomber pilots as a landmark.

Visit the museum and see inside a WW2 Anderson air raid shelter which came from a local Kingswood garden.

“An original air raid shelter from Lodge Road, Kingswood was re-erected here in 2004.”

Visit the hidden historical gem of Kingswood & South Gloucestershire

Join us for a family day out, get lost in a grotto, and discover some of the local legends of Kingswood.