Bower, K., Matthews, C. and Thompson, G. (2016). Built Heritage Recording of a World War Two Access Tunnel to an Air Raid Shelter under Borough High Street from no. 143 Borough High Street, London Borough of Southwark, SE1 1NP. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1051375. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Built Heritage Recording of a World War Two Access Tunnel to an Air Raid Shelter under Borough High Street from no. 143 Borough High Street, London Borough of Southwark, SE1 1NP
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1051375
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Pre-Construct Archaeology was commissioned by Kings College London to undertake built heritage recording of a World War Two Access Tunnel to an Air Raid Shelter under Borough High Street from no. 143 Borough High Street, Southwark. In September 1939 the London Passenger Transport Board offered the disused tube tunnels beneath Borough High Street to the Home Office for use as a public air raid shelter. The scheme was approved by the Home Office and the contract to design the new tunnel entrances was awarded to Mott, Hay and Anderson. Of the six new entrances one was built at no. 143 Borough High Street. Construction of the six entrance tunnels was completed in the autumn of 1940. The staircase entrance tunnels were formed of precast reinforced concrete rings, which were bolted together, grouted and caulked so as to be watertight. Evidence of the waterproofing process was discovered during the recording. Having constructed the staircase entrance tunnels, concrete staircases were formed inside. The access tunnel inside no. 143 Borough High Street was recorded during its demolition. Metal handrails, installed in response to the Bethnal Green Station disaster in 1943 were also recorded. In 1954 it was decided to derequisition the entrances and to hand the tunnels back to the London Transport Executive. Contractors reinstated the entrance tunnels in 1959-60. Concrete used to fill the staircase passages was encountered during the archaeological investigation. The surface-level entrances were handed back to their owners in 1960.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	K Bower C Matthews G Thompson
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2016
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Parish: SOUTHWARK County: Greater London District: Southwark Country: England Site: Access Tunnel, 143 Borough High Street Grid Reference: 532567, 179995 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	AIR RAID SHELTER (Monument Type England) BUILDING SURVEY (Event) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) TUNNEL (Monument Type England)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: preconst1-262391 OBIB: PCA Report Number: R12384
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	22 Mar 2019

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