WWII bunker found under playground

BUILDERS working at a school had to stop what they were doing after making a discovery under the playground.

- By ABIGAIL NICHOLSON

Brims Construction started work at Oxbridge Lane Primary School, in Stockton, as part of an ongoing refurbishment project.

But when workers were getting ready to connect some pipework under the playground, they found the concrete top of a structure.

Once they started digging further, with the hope of getting to the bottom of what they found, they realised they were uncovering a World War II-era air raid shelter.

Jason Harrison, site manager from Brims Construction, said: “This is the first time I've found anything like this. We didn’t know it was there.