Paddock WW2 Bunker open day

Newage · May 17, 2008

Hi All
I know it was a public open day at Paddock bunker last week, but I thought for those who did not go or did not know anything about it, I'd post a few pictures.

If you want any more posted let me know.

Cheers Newage
Comments welcome

Urban Mole · May 17, 2008

Post the whole lot mate, I dont think people would object.

Place does look really delapidated tho

Foxylady · May 17, 2008

Yes please...love to see some more pics.

chelle · May 17, 2008

More please

Can you tell us some of its history please and yes,put more pics up too.
regards
Stu n Chelle

Bishop · May 17, 2008

Newage wrote.

If you want any more posted let me know.

Yeah I agree with everyone else in that it would be great to see more of your photos.

Sub Brit link on the Paddock (Alternative Cabinet War Room) bunker.
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/p/paddock/index2.shtml

B

RedDave · May 18, 2008

I was there too, at 1:00-2:00pm! I'll post some of my pictures too, some time soon.

Newage · May 18, 2008

More Paddock pics

Hi All
as many have asked for them here are a few more pics form last weeks openday at the Paddock bunker.

Cheers Newage

Foxylady · May 18, 2008

Cheers Newage.

Love the third photo with all the rusty electric controls.

RedDave · May 18, 2008

The place is very humid, and in some places there was around 2cm of water. At this rate it won't last much longer.

Our guide (Nick Catford I think) told us that Churchill hated the place, and only visited it twice: once to see what it was like, and once to have a meeting. The only other time it saw wartime use was when Clem Attlee met Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, there. There was a single storey building on top, which housed the lavatories and kitchens.

Paddock was in the grounds of the Post Office Research Establishment, which later moved to Martlesham Heath in Suffolk.

Here are the photographs I took.

Corridor, upper floor