EAW015858 ENGLAND (1948). The Brompton Oratory, Victoria and Albert Museum and surrounding area of Albertopolis, Brompton, 1948
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| Title | [EAW015858] The Brompton Oratory, Victoria and Albert Museum and surrounding area of Albertopolis, Brompton, 1948 | 
| Reference | EAW015858 | 
| Date | 19-May-1948 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | BROMPTON | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 526997, 179194 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.17028599671694, 51.496918679844 | 
| National Grid Reference | TQ270792 | 
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|  No. 5 (London) Region Control Room.
Ernest Gowers in charge.
Included the Casualty Services Office, Regional OIC Colonel Whitworth-Jones.
Surface Bunker - operational from June 1939. Now under the extension of the Natural History Museum. 
Links:
http://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/188/322/large_000000.jpg
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/l/london_war_room/
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Lfg6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT25&lpg=PT25&dq=london+regional+defence+geological+museum&source=bl&ots=wMME-TSvbs&sig=QL5CSjLh0BFTl3UkvAJ67g56ZtQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitu6SY7KbQAhVpBcAKHVDuCWIQ6AEIRDAG#v=onepage&q=london%20regional%20defence%20geological%20museum&f=false |   Rob | Sunday 13th of November 2016 11:23:40 PM | 
|   Alan McFaden | Monday 28th of July 2014 09:24:52 AM | |
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User Comment Contributions
|   Royal Albert Hall |   Alan McFaden | Monday 28th of July 2014 09:23:24 AM | 
|   Victoria and Albert Museum |   Alan McFaden | Monday 28th of July 2014 09:22:43 AM | 
 
             
  ![[EAW015858] The Brompton Oratory, Victoria and Albert Museum and surrounding area of Albertopolis, Brompton, 1948](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/015/EAW015858.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW015831] The Victoria and Albert Museum, Kensington, 1948. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/015/EAW015831.jpg) 
 ![[EAW000556] Albertopolis, Knightsbridge, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/000/EAW000556.jpg) 
 ![[EPW010190] The Oratory, Brompton Square and environs, Brompton, 1924. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/010/EPW010190.jpg) 
 ![[EPW010188] The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, 1924. This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/010/EPW010188.jpg) 
 ![[EPW024759] "Albertopolis", Brompton, 1928](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/024/EPW024759.jpg) 
 ![[EPW017274] The museums of Albertopolis, Brompton, 1926](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/017/EPW017274.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006472] The Victoria and Albert Museum and environs, Brompton, from the south-east, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006472.jpg) 
 ![[EPW036286] "Albertopolis", Knightsbridge, 1931](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/036/EPW036286.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006439] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006439.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006438] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006438.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006445] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006445.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006440] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006440.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006437] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006437.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006443] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006443.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006441] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006441.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006444] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006444.jpg) 
 ![[EAW006442] Ennismore Gardens and surrounding streets, Knightsbridge, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/006/EAW006442.jpg) 
 










