Characteristics of this design include its: siting in an area with a large concentration of civilians, solid construction and dimensions, reinforced concrete floor, four central concrete columns, and a flat rectangular concrete roof. The Fortitude Valley Air Raid Shelters are important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of the reusable ‘park shelter’ public surface air raid shelters built during WWII by the Brisbane City Council. Criterion D The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. In 2020, 27 public surface air raid shelters constructed by Queensland local governments are known to exist. Criterion B The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland’s cultural heritage.Īlthough hundreds of public and private air raid shelters were constructed during WWII in Queensland, they are now rare. They are a product of the Protection of Persons and Property Order No.1, gazetted in December 1941, which ordered Queensland’s local authorities to construct public air raid shelters. The Fortitude Valley Air Raid Shelters, designed and constructed by the Brisbane City Council in early 1942, are important in demonstrating the impact of Japan’s entry into World War II (WWII) on Queensland’s civilian population, and the urgent Air Raid Precaution (ARP) measures undertaken in Brisbane during 1941-42. Significance Criterion A The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland’s history.
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