Deep Shelter

5 photos · 2019

5 photographs tagged Deep Shelter, 2019.

Clapham North Underground Station spiral staircase in London, with yellow-edged steps winding around a central shaft. — Clapham North Underground Station in London has a spiral emergency staircase descending to the Northern Line platforms. The cast-iron stairwell wraps around a central shaft and is fitted with yellow anti-slip strips and handrails for access and evacuation.

Clapham North Deep Shelter Tunnel in London with cast-iron lining and fluorescent lights — Clapham North Deep Shelter Tunnel in London is one of eight deep-level shelters built by London Underground during World War II. Completed between 1940 and 1942, it was designed to house civilians during air raids and retains its cast-iron lining and later lighting.

1939 Civil Defence leaflet titled Some Things You Should Know if War Should Come — The 1939 Civil Defence public information leaflet No. 1, titled Some Things You Should Know if War Should Come, was issued by the Lord Privy Seal’s Office in July 1939. It was the first in a series of pamphlets intended to prepare British civilians for blackout rules, air raids, and gas attacks before the outbreak of World War II.

Clapham North Deep Shelter sign above bunk beds in London. — Clapham North Deep Shelter in London includes a painted direction sign for the medical aid post, lavatories and canteen. The deep-level shelter was built beneath the Underground during World War II to protect civilians during air raids.

Clapham South Deep Shelter pressure panel with red door, London — Clapham South Deep Shelter in London contains this WWII pressure and alarm panel, marked for Shaft 9 at Balham Hill and Shaft 10 at Clapham Common. The panel monitored carbon dioxide, fire main pressure, and alarm systems in the deep-level shelter opened in 1942.

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