A Wartime Home
The home in the years of the Second World War would see an abundance of changes. Adaptions to the house because of war had to be made; this would start in 1939. From curtains and tape, to sandbags, to shelters, the wartime home would begin to see itself adapt during times of difficulty, for safety and for rationing. With the breakout of the war and a need to protect the civilians in their own homes, a leaflet with instructions on how to effectively blackout the home was sent to households. This leaflet was called "Public Information Leaflet No. 2". The start of this leaflet states: "On the outbreak of hostilities all external lights and street lighting would be totally extinguished so as to give hostile aircraft no you indication as to their whereabouts. But this will not be fully effective unless you do your part, and see to it that no lighting in the house where you live is visible from the outside. The motto for safety will be 'Keep it dark!'" Peo...
