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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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British Transport Historical Records Office library: Ports, Harbours and Docks
Catalogue reference: ZLIB 2
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ZLIB 2
Publications on ports, harbours and docks. Mainly commemorative booklets, guides, handbooks, etc, many issued officially by the authorities concerned. The material in this series is non record material originally held in the Library.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ZLIB 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Transport Historical Records Office library: Ports, Harbours and Docks
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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Publications on ports, harbours and docks. Mainly commemorative booklets, guides, handbooks, etc, many issued officially by the authorities concerned.
The material in this series is non record material originally held in the Library.
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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)
- LIB 2
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Non record material
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 144 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14694/
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British Transport Historical Records Office library: Ports, Harbours and Docks
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The Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster
On one tragic night in March 1943 in Bethnal Green, East London, 173 people lost their lives taking shelter from German bombing as the air raid sirens sounded.
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