Closed · 1907–1932
Down Street, a closed Tube station
Where the name comes from
Named after Down Street in Mayfair, the street where it stands, just off Piccadilly; it opened in 1907 as "Down Street (Mayfair)".
Worth knowing: During the Second World War it was used as a bunker by Winston Churchill and the war cabinet.
Down Street, 1907–1932
Between Green Park and Hyde Park Corner, Down Street was little used, and when its two neighbours moved their entrances closer to it, it closed, on 21 May 1932. In the Second World War the Railway Executive Committee worked down here, and Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet sheltered in it until the Cabinet War Rooms were ready. Churchill called it “the Barn”. The red-tiled building still stands just off Piccadilly.
Where it is
At a glance
- Opened
- 1907
- Closed
- 1932
- Status
- Closed
- Line
- Piccadilly
- What remains
- Building remains
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
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