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'Secret' Station that's Missing From Most TfL Maps
Winston Churchill used the disused station as a shelter and meeting space, while 2 lifts and underground rooms supported wartime operations.
- In 1939, the disused Down Street station was converted into a secret underground bunker, serving as a vital shelter and meeting space for Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet during the Second World War.
- Originally opened in 1907 and designed by architect Leslie Green, the station closed in 1932 because its proximity to Hyde Park Corner and Green Park meant it was never busy.
- Dubbed 'the barn' by Churchill, the facility served as a meeting space until the Cabinet War Rooms were ready, while the Railway Executive Committee also utilized the site as a safe haven.
- Since 2016, the London Transport Museum has showcased the site through its Hidden London programme, which offers tours of the station that fell into disuse after the Second World War.
- Abandoned tunnels have gained a secondary life as cultural inspiration, featuring as an underground labyrinth entrance in novel Neverwhere and as a hideout in video game Shadow Man.
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