St. Levan's Park, Plymouth College playing fields, and Astor Playing Fields all had a shelter. Even public courtyards, large front and back gardens and car parks were not immune to being dug up and having trenches laid. How many hands have glided along that rail. How many memories linger here. This is not an easy question.
Records are at times vague, inaccurate and often misleading.
Whichever way it is looked at, there were hundreds and probably 100 or so shelters survive today. Other strange items included empty sea-shells such as Limpets or Periwinkles. Some shelters have much of their construction fabric, fittings and furnishings remaining. Soft drink bottles that never were returned for their deposit, signs telling you to collect the keys from a now derelict lodge. The lamp will light no more darkness and the wooden bench will have no more company.