London's Secret Tubes

by Andrew / Beard Tony Emmerson, Tony Beard

Emmerson, Andrew / Beard, Tony. London's Secret London's wartime citadels, subways and shelters uncovered. By Andrew Emmerson, Tony Beard and members of Subterranea Britannica. London, Capital Transport, 2007. 22,5 cm x 28 cm. 192 pages with illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Includes for Refuge for Relics / Deep Tunnels for Express Relief / Bunker Mentality / A Home from Home? / Eastern Expediency / Battle Stations / A New Tube / On Secret Service / The Strange Story of St Paul's / New Uses for a New War / Station on the Hot Line / More Tubes Without Trains / Tales of Mystery - and Imagination etc.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

190 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Margaret McCulloch-Keeble]

I found this quite fascinating. I now realise I've passed some of these sites and never noticed them or at least never really wondered about them. I've been quite nerdy, reading it in conjunction with Google street view! My favourite thing though was the code word 'Bovril' being used to mean strength, i.e. how many staff were on duty and will now forever use the question 'What is your Bovril' as often as I can.