Paddock (bunker)
Paddock ( German literally: " paddock "; also: "saddle place" or " paddock " ) was the code name of an alternative quarters for the British War Cabinet during the Second World War .
history
The paddock bunker was built under strict secrecy in 1939 on the site of the Post Office Research Station in Dollis Hill , a part of the London borough of Brent . It was to serve as an alternative command system for Winston Churchill and his cabinet in the event that the Cabinet War Rooms in central London were rendered unusable by a possible bomb attack.
The underground facility is constructed on two floors and has around 40 rooms. In fact, the bunker was hardly used. Only two meetings of the War Cabinet took place here and it was finally abandoned in 1944. It has now expired, but is made public from time to time.
Web links
- Aerial view of the entrance to the bunker (marked with an arrow) and the immediately adjacent building of the former Post Office Research Station . Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- PADDOCK: Cabinet War Room 2 Information (English) and photo gallery of the paddock bunker. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- SiteName: Paddock (Alternative Cabinet War Room) More information and photos of the bunker. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ PADDOCK: Cabinet War Room 2 (English). Retrieved January 10, 2017.
Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 44 ″ N , 0 ° 14 ′ 19 ″ W.