Anderson shelters
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Anderson shelters were small, corrugated steel air-raid shelters installed in British gardens during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anderson shelters canonical | 4 |
| Anderson air-raid shelter | 3 |
| Anderson shelter | 2 |
| Anderson shelter was outdoor and partly buried | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T836282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anderson shelters Context triple: [British home front during World War II, hasPart, Anderson shelters]
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A.
Vorbunker
The Vorbunker was an underground air-raid shelter in Berlin that formed part of Adolf Hitler’s bunker complex beneath the Reich Chancellery during the final months of World War II.
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B.
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Stockport Air Raid Shelters are a network of underground tunnels in Stockport, England, used to protect civilians during World War II air raids and now preserved as a public museum.
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C.
Carrel Hut
Carrel Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, used by climbers as a base for summit attempts.
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D.
Gunter Annex
Gunter Annex is a U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, that serves as a key site for cyber, education, and support operations within the Air Force.
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E.
Cromhouthuizen
Cromhouthuizen is a historic canal house museum in Amsterdam, known for its well-preserved 17th-century architecture and interiors along the Singel canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anderson shelters Target entity description: Anderson shelters were small, corrugated steel air-raid shelters installed in British gardens during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
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A.
Vorbunker
The Vorbunker was an underground air-raid shelter in Berlin that formed part of Adolf Hitler’s bunker complex beneath the Reich Chancellery during the final months of World War II.
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B.
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Stockport Air Raid Shelters are a network of underground tunnels in Stockport, England, used to protect civilians during World War II air raids and now preserved as a public museum.
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C.
Carrel Hut
Carrel Hut is a high-altitude mountain refuge on Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, used by climbers as a base for summit attempts.
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D.
Gunter Annex
Gunter Annex is a U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, that serves as a key site for cyber, education, and support operations within the Air Force.
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E.
Cromhouthuizen
Cromhouthuizen is a historic canal house museum in Amsterdam, known for its well-preserved 17th-century architecture and interiors along the Singel canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-raid shelter
ⓘ
civil defence structure ⓘ |
| component |
earth covering
ⓘ
entrance door ⓘ six curved corrugated steel panels for the roof and sides ⓘ steel bolts ⓘ straight corrugated steel panels for the ends ⓘ wooden benches ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Oscar Carl Kerrison
ⓘ
William Paterson ⓘ |
| designedFor | civilian protection ⓘ |
| designedToProtectFrom |
bomb blasts
ⓘ
shrapnel ⓘ |
| distributionPolicy |
issued free to low-income households
ⓘ
sold at a subsidised price to others ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Morrison shelter
ⓘ
linked to:
Morrison shelters
|
| foundInCollection |
Imperial War Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial War Museums
local war museums in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| height | about 6 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | some surviving examples are preserved in museums ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| installationMethod |
covered with earth
ⓘ
partly buried in the ground ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Home Office (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to:
Home Office headquarters
|
| length | about 6.5 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfUse |
backyards
ⓘ
domestic gardens ⓘ |
| material |
corrugated steel
ⓘ
welded steel panels ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
ⓘ
linked to:
1st Viscount Waverley
|
| numberProduced | over 1.5 million units ⓘ |
| partOf | British civil defence measures in World War II ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
garden sheds
ⓘ
tool stores ⓘ |
| priceAtIntroduction | £7 ⓘ |
| producedBy | various British steel manufacturers ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
earth covering to absorb blast
ⓘ
partly buried structure for stability ⓘ |
| shape |
arched
ⓘ
semi-cylindrical ⓘ |
| typicalCapacity | up to six people ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | at the end of the garden ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British civilians
ⓘ
families in urban areas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
The Blitz ⓘ |
| vulnerability | less effective against near-direct hits ⓘ |
| width | about 4.5 feet ⓘ |
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Subject: Anderson shelters Description of subject: Anderson shelters were small, corrugated steel air-raid shelters installed in British gardens during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Anderson shelters
subject linked to:
1st Viscount Waverley
linked to: Anderson shelters
linked to: Anderson shelters
linked to: Anderson shelters
linked to: Anderson shelters
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