told Edinburgh Live that it was only when a new neighbour, Liz Mowbray moved into the building and asked her about the space did she think to properly check it out - leading them to discover it's true purpose.
She said: "When we first moved in we just assumed it was a store cupboard in the basement, the door was slightly ajar but it just looked full of rubbish - old paint cans and carpet offcuts etc so we never ventured in."Then a new neighbour moved in and asked about it and discovered the rubbish didn’t belong to anyone that currently lived there so she arranged for it to be cleared out."When all the rubbish was gone it became obvious it had been used as an air-raid shelter."A much larger space than expected, the room still contained a.
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