Battle of Britain Bunker

The Battle of Britain Bunker is an underground operations room at RAF Uxbridge, formerly used by No. 11 Group Fighter Command during the Second World War. Fighter aircraft operations were controlled from there throughout the War but most notably during the Battle of Britain and on D-Day. Today it is run by Hillingdon Council as a heritage attraction with attached museum. The museum was opened in 1985, with an above ground visitor centre opened in March 2018.

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  Battle of the Thames ⓘ
  early battle in the Claudian invasion of Britain

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  Battle of Londinium ⓘ
  battle between the Iceni and Roman Empire in Londinium, Britain (60 AD)

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  Battle of Londinium ⓘ
  296 battle

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  Battle of Verulamium ⓘ
  429 battle

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  Battle of Brentford ⓘ
  battle of 1016

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  Cnut the Great's invasion of England ⓘ
  historical event in England

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  Capture of London ⓘ
  1326 rebellion in the Kingdom of England

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  Oldcastle Revolt ⓘ
  13th century proto-protestant uprising

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  Siege of the Tower of London ⓘ
  1460 battle in the English Wars of the Roses

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  Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
  1461 battle

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  Battle of Barnet ⓘ
  1471 engagement in the Wars of the Roses

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  Siege of London (1471) ⓘ
  battle during the War of the Roses

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  Battle of Brentford ⓘ
  battle of 1642

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  Battle of Turnham Green ⓘ
  1642 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Siege of Sidney Street ⓘ
  1911 siege in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

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  The Blitz ⓘ
  1940 German bombing of Britain during WWII

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  Battle of Britain Day ⓘ
  15 September 1940

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  Second Great Fire of London ⓘ
  air raid by Germany against London 29–30 December 1940

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  Iranian Embassy siege ⓘ
  siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980

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  Ashley Road Deep Shelter ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Epsom, Surrey, UK

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  Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK

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  Belsize Park deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Belsize Park tube station

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  Brooklands Vickers Factory Workers Shelter ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Weybridge, Surrey, UK

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  Camden Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Camden Town deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Camden Town tube station

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  Carshalton Park Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Carshalton, London

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  Cheam South West London Group Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Chiltern District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire

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  Clapham Common deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Clapham Common tube station

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  Clapham North deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Clapham North tube station

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  Clapham South deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Clapham South tube station

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  Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Berkshire, UK

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  Edmonton Borough Control Site 1 ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Edmonton Borough Control Site 2 ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Finchley Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Finsbury Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in

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  Goodge Street deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Goodge Street tube station

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  Hackney Air Raid Precaution Centre ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Hackney, London, England, UK

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  Hackney WW2 ARP Control and Post War Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Hayes Sub Area Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hertfordshire

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  Hillingdon Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  King William Street tube station ⓘ
  former C&SLR Station in Central London: the First Deep Level Tube Station

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  Middlesex County Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in

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  Mill Hill North West London Group Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Northolt Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Oxgate Admiralty Citadel ⓘ
  military bunker in north London, England: now privately owned

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  Paddington Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Paddock ⓘ
  alternative Cabinet War Room bunker for Winston Churchill

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  Pear Tree House ⓘ
  former nuclear control centre

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  Richmond Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Southall London North West Group War HQ ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Southwark Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  St Albans City and District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hertfordshire

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  St Leonard's Court Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK

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  St Pancras Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Stockwell deep level shelter ⓘ
  Deep shelter under Stockwell tube station

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  Stoke Newington Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Stoke Newington Borough Control and Hackney Borough Control 2nd Site ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Tottenham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Tower Hamlets Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London

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  Uxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Walton on Thames Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Surrey

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  Warren Row ⓘ
  chalk quarry used as an aircraft factory and regional seat of government

• 

  Watford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Hertfordshire

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  Woking Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Woking, Surrey

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  St Leonard's Court ⓘ
  four-storey block of flats in East Sheen, London

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  Battle of Britain Bunker ⓘ
  Royal Air Force WWII operations room  

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  Churchill War Rooms ⓘ
  museum in London  

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  Berkhamsted Castle ⓘ
  castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK  

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  Tower of London ⓘ
  castle in central London, United Kingdom  

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  Windsor Castle ⓘ
  royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK  

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  HMS Wellington ⓘ
  1934 Grimsby-class sloop

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  Household Cavalry Museum ⓘ
  

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  Royal Air Force Museum ⓘ
  museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force, with sites in London and Cosford, United Kingdom

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  The Golden Hinde ⓘ
  1973 replica of 16th century galleon

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  Winston Churchill's Britain At War Experience ⓘ
  

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  Royal Hospital Chelsea ⓘ
  retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK

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  Imperial War Museum London ⓘ
  military museum in London  

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  HMS President ⓘ
  1918 Anchusa-class sloop-of-war

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  HMS Belfast ⓘ
  1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser

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  Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum ⓘ
  learned society in London UK

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  National Army Museum ⓘ
  museum in London, England, United Kingdom  

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  RAF Museum London ⓘ
  aviation museum in London, United Kingdom  

• 

  The Guards Museum ⓘ
  military museum in London, England, United Kingdom  

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  Jewish Military Museum ⓘ
  former museum in North London  

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  White Tower ⓘ
  central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London

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43 Battle of the Thames

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60 Battle of Londinium

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296 Battle of Londinium

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429 Battle of Verulamium

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1016 Battle of Brentford

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1016 Cnut the Great's invasion of England

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1326 Capture of London

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1414 Oldcastle Revolt

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1460 Siege of the Tower of London

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1461 Second Battle of St Albans

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1471 Battle of Barnet

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1471 Siege of London (1471)

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1642 Battle of Brentford

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1642 Battle of Turnham Green

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1911 Siege of Sidney Street

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1940 — 1941 The Blitz

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1940 Battle of Britain Day

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1940 Second Great Fire of London

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1980 Iranian Embassy siege

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1938 St Leonard's Court

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1984 Churchill War Rooms

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1066 Berkhamsted Castle

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1066 Tower of London

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1070 Windsor Castle

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1682 Royal Hospital Chelsea

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1917 Imperial War Museum London

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1918 HMS President

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1939 — 1963 HMS Belfast

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1945 Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum

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1960 National Army Museum

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1972 RAF Museum London

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1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

1988 The Guards Museum

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2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

1996 — 2015 Jewish Military Museum

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Frameless

ROC Uniform

RAF Fighter Command Dowding System

Battle of Britain operations room

ROC Uniform

RAF Fighter Command Dowding System

Plotting Table

Allied Defence Plot

Plotting Table

Allied Defence Plot

Spitfire outside Battle of Britain Bunker, RAF Uxbridge

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1649	Commonwealth of England		Wikidata
area	region	1707	Kingdom of Great Britain		Wikidata
area	region	1801	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	43	Battle of the Thames	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	60	Battle of Londinium	Roman Empire, battle, Iceni	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	296	Battle of Londinium	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	429	Battle of Verulamium	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Brentford	battle, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Cnut the Great's invasion of England	Denmark, invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Capture of London	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1414	Oldcastle Revolt	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1460	Siege of the Tower of London	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Second Battle of St Albans	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1471	Battle of Barnet	House of Lancaster, House of York, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1471	Siege of London (1471)	House of Lancaster, House of York, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Brentford	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Turnham Green	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1911	Siege of Sidney Street	siege, police raid	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	The Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Britain Day	battle, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Second Great Fire of London	Nazi Germany, city fire, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1980	Iranian Embassy siege	United Kingdom, siege, Special Air Service, Peter de la Billière, Michael Rose, John McAleese, hostage taking, Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan, John Dellow	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		showcaves.com page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Thornycroft	automotive industry, arms industry, automobile manufacturer, freight transport	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1828	Vickers Limited	arms industry, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1906	Rolls-Royce	arms industry, public company, aerospace industry, business, energy industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1915	Fairey Aviation Company	arms industry, business, aircraft industry, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1917	National Smelting Company	arms industry, business, metal industry, zinc industry, manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1920	Ultra Electronics	transport, arms industry, public company, business, aerospace industry, energy industry, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1927	Vickers-Armstrongs	arms industry, business, metal industry, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1928	Thorn Electrical Industries	arms industry, conglomerate, electrical industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1934	Hawker Siddeley	mechanical engineering, arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry, aircraft construction, manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1985	Royal Ordnance	organization, arms industry, weapons manufacturing company	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1800	King and Queen Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1645	New Model Army	army	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1837	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company	automotive industry, automobile manufacturer, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	War Office	1684	War Office	department of the United Kingdom Government, ministry of War	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ashley Road Deep Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre	Buckinghamshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Belsize Park deep level shelter	London deep-level shelters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Brooklands Vickers Factory Workers Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Camden Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Camden	Wikidata
site	bunker		Camden Town deep level shelter	London deep-level shelters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Carshalton Park Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cheam South West London Group Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chiltern District Council Emergency Centre	Chiltern District Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Clapham Common deep level shelter	London deep-level shelters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Clapham North deep level shelter	London deep-level shelters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Clapham South deep level shelter	underground structure, London deep-level shelters, bomb shelter, architectural structure, building	Wikidata
site	bunker		Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control	Berkshire County Council, Bracknell Forest, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edmonton Borough Control Site 1	civil defense center, London Borough of Enfield	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edmonton Borough Control Site 2	civil defense center, London Borough of Enfield	Wikidata
site	bunker		Finchley Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Barnet	Wikidata
site	bunker		Finsbury Borough Control	civil defense center, Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury	Wikidata
site	bunker		Goodge Street deep level shelter	London deep-level shelters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hackney Air Raid Precaution Centre	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hackney WW2 ARP Control and Post War Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Hackney	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hayes Sub Area Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Hillingdon	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Dacorum Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hillingdon Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Hillingdon	Wikidata
site	bunker		King William Street tube station	underground station, metro station, air-raid shelter, railway station	Wikidata
site	bunker		Middlesex County Control	civil defense center, Middlesex County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Mill Hill North West London Group Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Enfield, London Borough of Haringey, London Borough of Camden, London Borough of Islington, London Borough of Barnet, City of London, City of Westminster	Wikidata
site	bunker		Northolt Sub Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Ealing	Wikidata
site	bunker		Oxgate Admiralty Citadel	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Paddington Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Paddock	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Pear Tree House	apartment building, civil defense center, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Lewisham, London Borough of Bromley, London Borough of Bexley, bunker, London Borough of Croydon	Wikidata
site	bunker		Richmond Borough Emergency Centre	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Southall London North West Group War HQ	civil defense center, London Borough of Ealing	Wikidata
site	bunker		Southwark Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Southwark	Wikidata
site	bunker		St Albans City and District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center, St Albans City and District Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		St Leonard's Court Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		St Pancras Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stockwell deep level shelter	London deep-level shelters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stoke Newington Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stoke Newington Borough Control and Hackney Borough Control 2nd Site	civil defense center, London Borough of Hackney	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tottenham Borough Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tower Hamlets Borough Control	civil defense center, London Borough of Tower Hamlets	Wikidata
site	bunker		Uxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Walton on Thames Sub Control	civil defense center, Elmbridge Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Warren Row	bunker, aircraft factory, chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	bunker		Watford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Woking Borough Emergency Centre	Woking Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	1938	St Leonard's Court	revenue house, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1939	Battle of Britain Bunker	military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1984	Churchill War Rooms	national museum, biographical museum, architectural structure, military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Berkhamsted Castle	English Heritage, ruins, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1066	Tower of London	independent museum, archaeological site, tourist attraction, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Windsor Castle	royal palace, Residence of the British Royal Family, historic house museum, English country house, tourist attraction, castle, palace	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Wellington	preserved watercraft, sloop-of-war, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum		Household Cavalry Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Air Force Museum	non-departmental public body, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Golden Hinde	ship replica, museum ship, galleon, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum		Winston Churchill's Britain At War Experience	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1682	Royal Hospital Chelsea	military museum, hospital	Wikidata
site	museum	1917	Imperial War Museum London	military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1918	HMS President	preserved watercraft, sloop-of-war, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1939	HMS Belfast	national museum, Imperial War Museums, preserved watercraft, light cruiser, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	National Army Museum	national museum, architectural structure, non-departmental public body, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	RAF Museum London	aviation museum, military museum, tourist attraction, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	The Guards Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Jewish Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		White Tower	keep	Wikidata
commons	image		ROC Uniform		Commons
commons	image		RAF Fighter Command Dowding System		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Britain operations room		Commons
commons	image		ROC Uniform		Commons
commons	image		RAF Fighter Command Dowding System		Commons
commons	image		Plotting Table		Commons
commons	image		Allied Defence Plot		Commons
commons	image		Plotting Table		Commons
commons	image		Allied Defence Plot		Commons
commons	image		Spitfire outside Battle of Britain Bunker, RAF Uxbridge		Commons