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Leaflet; Shelter in Underground Stations (with Cockney Crossword - blank version), issued by London Transport, February 1941

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Reference number
2011/5768
Description
As soon as the Blitz started, thousands of Londoners bought platform tickets and took to the Underground for shelter. Although this was not officially encouraged at first, London Transport soon recognised the need to regulate the system in order to prevent overcrowding. Rules and regulations were put in place and special shelter admission tickets were introduced. This leaflet outlines some of the new safety procedures. A crossword puzzle was printed overleaf. The solution was posted on the shelterers' noticeboard a fortnight later.
Printer
Dates
1941
Collection
Object type
  • Leaflet
Print code
241.699G
Location
Topics
Completeness
76%

  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    190mm
    Width
    116mm
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    Shelters in Underground Stations
    Text
    Underground stations were not built for shelter. / They are part of a railway system. Please help / to keep the railway working properly by observing / the following rules: / 1 When you arrive at a / station, have your yellow / or blue ticket ready for / the collector / 2 The evening rush hour / goes on till 6.30 p.m. Wait / till it is over before coming / to shelter / 3 The morning rush starts / at 7 a.m. Leave before then / if you can. Keep behind / the 4 foot line by 6.15 a.m. / 4 Don't stand about in / groups, particularly upon / platforms / 5 Keep away from the / platform edge. There have / been several accidents (one / fatal) caused by shelterers / coming too near the trains / 6 Keep your children / under control. Your shelter / tickets were issued to you / on this condition. Never / allow the children to play / on the escalators or in lifts/ and trains / 7 Stations cannot be kept / clean for passengers if you / leave your litter about. / Litter thrown on the track / may hold up the trains. / Put your litter in the special/ baskets provided for it; or, / better still, take it with you / out of the station / 8 Your co-operation with / railway officials and wardens / wil help to keep the rail- / way working in a proper / manner / There is a crossword puzzle overleaf. The solution will / appear upon the shelterers' notice board in a fortnight's time /
    COCKNEY CROSSWORD COMPILED BY MORLEY ADAMS...

  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Author
    Morley Adams, 1941
    Printer
    Waterlow and Sons Ltd, 1941
    Publisher
    London Transport, 1941

  • Associated companies, people and places

    Places
    Borough
    Greater London,