London Road Tunnel Shelter

 Created 21-03-2008    Last update 01-05-2008

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generator room

The standby generator room with the plinth on the floor showing where the generator was mounted - the fixing bolts can still be seen. No trace of the induction or exhaust pipes have ever been found outside the shelter. There is some serious rust swell on the structural steel members but the corrugated steel has held up well.

 
 
 
shelter tunnel

A typical run of tunnel which would have been lined on both sides with 3-tier bunk beds. Notice the dished floor which was designed to aid washing down. To save on costs only the upper part of the tunnel was lined which does not hold the roof up but prevents pieces of chalk falling on the occupants; a process known as spalling. This roofing is 18 gauge galvanised steel on angled purlins mounted on ribs with 3' 9" centres made from 3" x 3" rolled steel joists

 
 
 
Iron bed frames

Plenty of WWII iron bed frames still stacked against the wall. These were supposed to have been collected for scrap after the war but obviously the contractors got fed up moving them.

 
 
 
mattress

And the remains of a mattress. There were 2,535 of these when the shelter was fully operational. They were designed in the style of the bunks of the Underground Tube stations in London

 
 
 
first aid post

The Medical Aid Post. Unlike the rest of the shelter the lower half is brick lined to assist with hygiene.

 

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