Bombas Gens Air Raid Shelter
This underground hideout was discovered during the renovation work of the Bombas Gens hydraulic pump factory in 2017.
Although it is known that in times of need some civilians ended up taking shelter there, it was built to protect the workers from attacks by planes and ships from the Nationalist side.
The interest in bombing Bombas Gens is explained by the fact that during the war, its furnaces abandoned their usual production of parts for hydraulic machinery and began to manufacture war material such as mortar shells and other ammunition.
This reinforced concrete shelter can accommodate about 40 people and has no benches to sit on while the threat lasted. There were also no toilets.
What there are, however, are several signs with rules of conduct clearly intended for adults. Some of them: no smoking and no spitting. It might seem shocking to us now, but it was logical in those days.
These signs are made with a blue-letter typeface typical of the period.
You can visit this shelter on the heritage guided tour of the old Bombas Gens factory.
You can visit this shelter on the guided tour of the heritage of the old Bombas Gens factory.
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