Picture No | 10583042 |
Date | 1939 |
Description | London tube made air raid proof, 1939 |
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Page from The Sphere outlining how London Underground had carried out emergency work on the under-river tube tunnels to make them waterproof from flooding during World War II. The work was part of a ú1 million programme by the London Passenger Transport Board to protect the system against air raid damage.
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Source | Page from The Sphere, 21 October 1939 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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