UK Carters Sirens
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New Carters air raid siren being tested on the roof of Snow Hill police station in London, 1938.
 
New Carters air raid siren being tested on the roof of Snow Hill police station in London, 1938.
 
Pole-mounted Carters, above a Tardis.
 
John St. Fire Dept (Look closely!)
 
Another UK Fire Dept (Again, look closely!)
 
UK Bomb Shelter, as it would have looked during the 1960's.


Scans by Andrew Pollard of sirens in the UK
Notice that nearly all of these sirens have been equipt or retrofit with ice-melting
heaters on the stators.

Original Carter siren nicely kept up, Bampton.

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This Klaxon CS siren in Bracknell is part of the Broadmoor Hospital (Asylum) warning system, it is a shutter-equipt and produces a high-low alternating signal.

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Klaxon GP-8 siren, Chiswell.

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Closeup of the above siren.

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Pole mounted original Carter siren, Colliers Wood.

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Closeup of the above Carter siren.

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Modern UK siren, Coombe Lane.

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Closeup of the above siren.

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Original Carter siren, Carshalton Beeches.

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Closeup of the above Carter siren.

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Klaxon GP siren, Langleyvale.

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Carter siren, Cuckfield.

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Carter siren, Oxford.

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Closeup of the above Carter siren.

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Unknown siren, Oxford.

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Klaxon siren at Robinhood Roundabout near Kingston.

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