| 10th Dec, 2024 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Archaeology, UCL or Online event |
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This talk presents the history of the Southwark deep shelter, possibly the largest civilian air raid shelter constructed during WW2 using disused tube tunnels under Borough High Street. The talk examines the development, planning and use of the shelter during the war and proposals for its post-war use as a nuclear shelter and its fate. The rediscovery of the shelter has been somewhat of a surprise that an enterprise of this scale had been forgotten, and its rediscovery as archaeology on two sites and the survival of fabric within a prominent Southwark listed building adds to its interest. |
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