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Compared with the areas of Britain that suffered the worst of Hitler's blitz, Lincolnshire could be looked upon as a quiet backwater. This was not the case and almost every family in the county was affected in one way or another by the effects of WWII. Lincolnshire suffered air raids on 300 days of the war, 408 persons were killed and 1233 injured. With the development of the bomber offensive and, in 1940, the threat of invasion, everyone became part of the fight on the Home Front and various aspects of that part of WWII are being developed in our displays, which include: "Nan One" - a typical wartime Observer Corps Post, manned continuously by volunteer members of the corps from 3 September 1939 to VE Day, 8 May 1945. An Anderson Shelter - issued by the Government in preparation for what was to be a bomber's war. An A.R.P Warden's Post - formed in the mid-1930s, the A.R.P (Air Raid Precautions), renamed the Civil Defence in September 1941, was the organisation responsible for dealing with enemy bombing raids on civilian areas.  Bomb Damaged Front Room - with a Morrison Shelter (from the Fordyce Collection), an "under the table" refuge from enemy bombs Auxiliary Patrol Hideout - an underground bunker to be occupied by Britain's secret Resistance Movement, which was formed in 1940 at the height of the invasion threat. A Wartime Kitchen - a display put together by the local Women's Institute for the fiftieth anniversary of VE Day.  Prisoners of War Display - using exhibits from the Fordyce Collection - depicting prisoner of war life, including The Great Escape and Colditz.
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