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Description: | As soon as the Blitz started, thousands of Londoners sought shelter in deep-level Underground stations. At first this was not officially encouraged, but as the raids continued, sheltering arrangements became properly organised and conditions improved. Special admission tickets were introduced, bunk beds were set up on the platforms, refreshments were served nightly and some stations offered libraries, music and live entertainment.
The Shelterers' Cockney Crossword appeared on the back of a rules and regulations leaflet. The poster providing the answers would have been displayed on the shelterers' noticeboards two weeks after the leaflet was issued. This combination of information and entertainment encapsulates the paternal role played by London Transport during the Second World War. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport London at War | Temporal: | 1941 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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