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Reference NumberS/MIS/12
Alternative Reference NumberTH/8426
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TitleMinute book of Hermitage Wharf Shelter Committee
Date(s)13 December 1940 - 1 January 1941
DescriptionRecords minutes of four meetings
Extent1 volume
CategoryMeeting papers
FormatManuscript
AdminHistoryThe Hermitage Steam Wharf, Wapping, was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. A shelter committee was formed on 12 December 1940 and four meetings were recorded in minutes.
RelatedMaterialRelated Material
For an edition of the volume, see "The Hermitage Shelter Minutes, December 1940", edited by Madge Darby (History of Wapping Trust, 1990) (copy in Local History Library, LP.7802, class 347.1, pamphlet).
SubjectWorld War II
Air raid shelters
Wapping
Access StatusOpen
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