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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.
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Special Roads Act 1949: general policy
Catalogue reference: MT 119/116
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This record is about the Special Roads Act 1949: general policy dating from 1955-1959 in the series Transport Ministries: Highways (Classified Roads) (HC Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MT 119/116
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1955-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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Special Roads Act 1949: general policy
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HC 61/001 [Plan folder attached HG/1/02]
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- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1432729/
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MT 119
Transport Ministries: Highways (Classified Roads) (HC Series) Files
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Special Roads Act 1949: general policy
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