Churchill War Rooms in pictures

• The Churchill War Rooms

  The Churchill War Rooms

  Peer into the War Cabinet Room, where Churchill and his inner circle plotted the war in round-the-clock meetings.

• The Map Room

  The Map Room

  Trace the progress of Allied ships though the tiny pinholes dotted across the maps in the bunker’s informational hub.

• Corridors within the Churchill War Rooms

  Corridors within the Churchill War Rooms

  Over the course of the war, hundreds of men and women, both civilian and uniformed, spent thousands of vital working - and sleeping - hours in the bunker.

• Churchill at his desk in the Map Room

  Churchill at his desk in the Map Room

  The lights in the Map Room were switched off for the first time in six years on 16 August 1945.

• Churchill's Red Box

  Churchill's Red Box

  Churchill could always be seen with this red box full of state papers.

• Interactive Lifeline at the Churchill War Rooms

  Interactive Lifeline at the Churchill War Rooms

  The interactive Lifeline exhibit allows visitors to access information from every year of Churchill’s life.