Shunt

The Shunt Vaults - Shunt Lounge

Useful Information

Location:	London SE1. Entrance is a little door on Joiner Street in London Bridge tube station.
Open:	Wed, Thu, Fri, 18-23, Sat 20-23. [2008]
Fee:	Day memberships available on the door. [2008]
Classification:	Cellar
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Shunt, Shunt Events, 20 Stainer St, London, SE1 9RL, Tel: +-20-73787776.
As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info.

History

SEP-2006

opening of Shunt Lounge.

Description

The Shunt is an art project, 10 artists creating "performance events in unexpected, abandoned or derelict buildings throughout London". The place we are listing here is a strange labyrinth of cellars below London Bridge Station. This structure was obviously a part of the construction of the train station. The cellars were used as wine cellars for a century, but for some years it is used by the artistic collective, which also manages an underground café or bar called the Shunt Lounge in the vaults. There are late-night performances and events in the lounge and art exhibitions and installations in the rest of the vaults.