Paddock (war rooms)

Paddock
Part of Cabinet War Room
109 Brook Road, Dollis Hill, London, NW2 7DZ in England, United Kingdom
The main corridor of the Paddock bunker
Paddock (war rooms) is located in London Borough of Brent
Paddock (war rooms)
Paddock (war rooms) (London Borough of Brent)
Coordinates51°33′44″N 0°14′19″W / 51.562194°N 0.238586°W / 51.562194; -0.238586
TypeBunker
Site information
Owneroriginally: HM Government
now: Network Homes
Controlled byoriginally: War Cabinet
Open to
the public
Yes; 2-3 times per year
ConditionPartially preserved
Site history
BuiltJanuary 1939; 85 years ago (1939-01)
Built byIsmay & Hollis
In use1944; 80 years ago (1944)
MaterialsReinforced concrete
FateDecommissioned
Battles/warsWorld War II
Designations"historic importance and significance"[1]

Paddock is the codeword for an alternative Cabinet War Room bunker for Winston Churchill's World War II government, located at 109 Brook Road, Dollis Hill, northwest London, NW2 7DZ; under a corner of the Post Office Research Station site.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Underground Bunker, Neasden | Open House London 2018". OpenHouseLondon.Open-City.org.uk. Open City. 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.