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| Picture No | 10694087 |
| Date | 1940s |
| Description | Cabinet War Rooms by G. H. Davis |
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A drawing by G.H.Davis of the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground Headquarters of the Cabinet during World War II. These were situated 70 ft below Whitehall, London, between Downing Street and Storey's Gate. The network of rooms had a protective ceiling of 16 ft of reinforced concrete, had its own defence organisation, was gas-attack proof, air-conditioned and had an elaborate communications system.
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| Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in The Illustrated London News, 30 April 1949 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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