London Picture of the Day – Intimidating Room In the Paddock

On Saturday afternoon I enjoyed visit to a secret World War II bunker codenamed the Paddock, which is located in the Neasden area of North West London. You would never know it was there – more on Churchill’s Reserve War time bunker at a later date!

Located 40 feet below surface level there was one room inside the bunker that quite frankly spooked me… it really did! I let everyone else on the tour leave the long narrow room so I could snap a few pictures. The dimly lit, decrepit room was furnished with with one well used 1970′s office chair, which was situated near the far end – far away from the door!

At the beginning of the tour, the guide told us that we would have to use our imagination to get a feel for what the bunker was like during War times – he wasn’t joking! All alone, in the that long narrow room, my imagination started to run riot! I thought of secret integrations taking place in the name of her Majesty’s Government… was there blood splatters on the walls and floor, or was that my imagination?

Intimidating Room In the Paddock: London Picture of the Day

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