Comments on: What are the Clapham Common tarmac bumps?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:09:46 +0000

I think the may be water reservois?

By: love clapham

love clapham — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:10:44 +0000

Wow, brilliant – thanks Magdalena!

By: Magdalena

Magdalena — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:29:07 +0000

I’ve been looking into this, visiting the local history section of the Battersea Library, & talking to people from the local area, it seems that I was on the right track with Anti-aircraft gun placements. I have spoken with someone who remembers them being there in the north west section near Battersea Rise. I just want to confirm the others, along the West side of the common were also placements, too!

By: Magdalena

Magdalena — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:59 +0000

according to Wikipedia they are Victorian roller skating rinks… no, I didn’t believe that likely either… I have been tryinbg to find out myself & I have heard barracks for the Canadians who were stationed there, air raid shelters or placem,ents for anti-aircraft placements… I think the most frequent thing I have heard both locally & online, is the bomb shell bunkers. I would love some kind of visual, written or photographic, evidence though!

By: Jack Wallington

Jack Wallington — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:50:03 +0000

Curiouser and curiouser…

By: jamesc

jamesc — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:15:27 +0000

Apparently during the war, they were anti-aircraft placements…

By: James

James — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:40:40 +0000

There’s a few of them dotted around the common. As a kid, I heard old bomb-shell bunkers…dunno how true thou

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:33:35 +0000

I think: Old playground.