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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
Series
Ramsgate Harbour Accounts, Correspondence, Minutes etc.
Catalogue reference: MT 22
What's it about?
MT 22
Records of the former trustees of the Harbour, 1792 to 1863, together with later departmental papers, 1919 to 1937.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MT 22
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ramsgate Harbour Accounts, Correspondence, Minutes etc.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1749-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the former trustees of the Harbour, 1792 to 1863, together with later departmental papers, 1919 to 1937.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Trade, 1786-1970
- Corporation of Ramsgate, 1934-1939
- Ministry of Transport, 1919-1941
- Ramsgate Harbour Trustees, 1761-1863
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 65 files and volumes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1982 Department of Transport
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Transport management
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11072/
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Ramsgate Harbour Accounts, Correspondence, Minutes etc.
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