Created by Tom Horn on 22 Sep 2009, Last Update on 22 Sep 2009

Underground Shelters - 21 Sep 1940

The Aldwych branch of the Piccadilly Line was closed to trains, tracks were concreted over, and reinforced floodgates were installed that could be closed instantly in case of burst river embankments due to bomb damage.

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Tags : Britain,Domestic,Europe

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