Diagram to show accommodation of Windrush arrivals in Clapham South tube station. There are named shelter points on the top floor and lower floor. The diagram also shows the location of various canteens and various canteen cash desks. Clapham North and Stockwell were also planned as shelters. Undated. Catalogue ref: HO 205/253
- What does this diagram show in terms of how accommodation was organized?
- How were people looked after?
- Why do you think this tube station was used for short term accommodation?
Transcript
CLAPHAM SOUTH TUBE SHELTERS
[Key]
F.E. – Fire Equipment
C.C.D – Canteen cash desk
[The plan shows two floors, each consisting of two parallel corridors crossed through with three shorter parallel corridors. The shorter corridor on the right leads to a round room labelled SHAFT in the top right, and the shorter corridor on the left leads to a round room labelled SHAFT in the bottom left. Two branching corridors next to each shaft leads to a room labelled MEN and a room labelled WOMEN.]
TOP FLOOR
[Long corridor to top of page:]
HARDY GRENVILLE FREMANTLE EVANS
[Long corridor to bottom of page:]
DRAKE COLLINGWOOD BEATTY ANSON
LOWER FLOOR
[Long corridor to top of page:]
PARRY OLDHAM NELSON MADDEN
[Long corridor to bottom of page:]
LEY KEPPEL JELLICOE INGLEFIELD
NEW TUBE SHELTER COMMITTEES
CLAPHAM SOUTH Telephone: G.P.O. Battersea 7607 L.T.T.B.
Anson
Beatty
Collingwood
Drake
Evans
Freemantle
Grenville
Hardy
Jellicoe
Keppel
Ley
Madden
Nelson
Oldham
Parry
Superintendent Mr. A.E. Harper 199, Sayer Street New Kent Road, S.E.
Warden Mr. W. Young, 26 Grosvenor Terrace, S.E,5
Switchboard Mrs Davis 10, Lynn Road, Balham S.W.12.
Medical Service Dr J.F. MacDermott, Sussex Lodge,
19, Binfield Road, Clapham S.W.4.
Telephone: Macaulay 1424