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HISTORY......
It's a long way down. 180 stairs, we're told. The tunnels of Clapham South are the deepest of the deep-level shelters, and sit beneath the Northern line.

1940s signage still hangs throughout the warren. During the war, those seeking shelter were assigned to a specific section of Clapham South, each of which was named after a famous British admiral.

The signs aren't the only reminder of that terrible decade. Many of the original bunkbeds are still in place. Around 8,000 shelterers could be squeezed into these banks of triple bunks. In the event, the shelter was never filled to anything like capacity. It opened in 1944, long after the end of the main Blitz. Still, it served as a useful respite for families who'd lost their homes and, by all accounts, a buzzing community existed down here. The bunkbeds were kept after the war as shelving for secure document storage.


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