La Lira and Sant Andreu

La Lira is a cultural and sports association founded in 1870, that has strong ties with the Sant Andreu neighbourhood. The underground air-raid shelter beneath Carrer de Coroleu was probably used by members of the board of directors to continue their meetings in a safe setting while the city was being bombed during the Spanish Civil War.

It remained unnoticed for years and there were doubts over whether it was used as a shelter or cold storage room, although there is a plan of shelter 469 on the same street, showing similar features.

Unregistered shelters

A small bomb shelter with only one access point can be found under the Societat Coral La Lira. Therefore, it does not comply with the regulations set out by the Passive Defence Board regarding the number of access points for public shelters, which required two or more of them to prevent people from being trapped inside in the case of collapse. Two staircases lead up to a narrow gallery, leading eventually to a circular room with a domed ceiling. The room has a round stone table and circular bench going around it. There is a small water tank and three openings in the wall, probably used as storage space. Can be visited.