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Sunday, May 3, 2015

CHURCHILL'S SECRET BUNKER in underground tube station during World War II could reopen to the public - See photos.

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Tube station used as Churchill's secret bolthole during WWII could reopen to the public after more than 80 years.

  • Former tube station and secret World War Two bolthole that contained underground accommodation to reopen
  • Mayfair's former Down Street station closed to the public in 1932 but was used by Winston Churchill as a bunker
  • It could accommodate up to 40 people
  • Transport for London is now inviting businesses to submit ideas to transform the station into a new viable business

    • Down Street station in London’s Mayfair district has been closed to the public since May 1932 due to low passenger numbers
     Down Street station in London's Mayfair district has been closed to the public since May 1932 due to low passenger numbers

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    The outside of the station closely resembles the architecture of other tube stations opened at the time. The front entrance is now blocked
    The outside of the station closely resembles the architecture of other tube stations opened at the time. The front entrance is now blocked

    A man walks along a passenger tunnel in the disused Down Street station in London's Mayfair district, it lies between Hyde Park Corner and Green Park Tube stations
    A man walks along a passenger tunnel in the disused Down Street station in London's Mayfair district, it lies between Hyde Park Corner and Green Park Tube stations

     It is believed the location close to Westminster made it popular with Churchill. A disused bathtub which forms part of the living quarters still bears the inscription 'WC'
    It is believed the location close to Westminster made it popular with Churchill. A disused bathtub which forms part of the living quarters still bears the inscription 'WC'

    Down Street is still in regular use as part of the Tube's day-to-day operations. These more modern signs, overflow from operational stations and exactly the same as those seen elsewhere on the Piccadilly line cover the the station's old, faded signs and are for the benefit of maintenance workers.
    Down Street is still in regular use as part of the Tube's day-to-day operations. These more modern signs, overflow from operational stations and exactly the same as those seen elsewhere on the Piccadilly line cover the station's old, faded signs and are for the benefit of maintenance



    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3059496/Tube-station-used-Churchill-s-secret-bolthole-WWII-reopen-public-80-years.html

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