B/W print; Air raid damage on the night of 13 October 1940, Bounds Green Underground station, Piccadilly line by Topical Press, 15 Oct 1940

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Reference number	2002/2970
Description	Air raid damage on the night of 13 October 1940, Bounds Green Underground station, Piccadilly line. The tunnel roof has been breached by a bomb, and the westbound platform is almost filled with rubble; some of the plasterwork on the walls and roof has been dislodged, partially revealing the cast-iron tunnel rings and concrete infill. A station name roundel, and poster can be seen on the platform wall on the left. 19 people were killed in this incident, many of them Belgian refugees.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	15 Oct 1940
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U32026
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Wartime
Completeness	70% 70% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Poster: Shelter in Underground Stations. London Transport asks you to assist in keeping the station neat and tidy. Take litter away with you or place it in the litter boxes provided at the station

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 15 Oct 1940

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Bounds Green, Haringey N11