Summerpods by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)
I have previously written about summerhouses on St Ann’s Allotments during the 19th century. They provided gardeners with shelter, along with partying and storage facilities. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II a shelter proposal under the Hungerhill Gardens, rather than over them, was suggested. In a city that is on the edge of a mining area, where thousands of men are living who know all…