Attention: Question about black-out at night time

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by Les

A quick search revealed this web-page -

http://www.homesweethomefront.co.uk/...lackout_pg.htm

Which states -

"...Businesses faced even greater difficulties with the introduction of the Blackout. Many factories had glass roofs which had to be painted black meaning that workers had to work day and night under the glare of artificial lights..."

So, it looks like the windows were painted black for a few years.

Hope that helps.

BTW. I asked my mother a while ago (she lived through the Blitz in Birmingham). She said the blackout was at all times, not just during air raids. Everyone had to either turn light off, make linings for curtains so they would totally keep out the lights, or be in a room that had no windows. Always.

[Rodolphe]

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[FG28_Kodiak]

They also use "Air Raid Precautions Black-out Glass Reinforcing Paper"
http://www.nbcd.org.uk/arp/equipment/black-out.asp

[Rodolphe]

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[Zorin]

Originally Posted by major_setback

BTW. I asked my mother a while ago (she lived through the Blitz in Birmingham). She said the blackout was at all times, not just during air raids. Everyone had to either turn light off, make linings for curtains so they would totally keep out the lights, or be in a room that had no windows. Always.

That is why flash lights were essential to get around town after night fall.

Btw, is it true that all road signs in the countryside were removed as a precaution (with the knowledge of the planed Seeloewe landings) to hinder German troops to find their way?