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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: General Subjects
Catalogue reference: ZLIB 17
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ZLIB 17
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- British Transport Historical Records Office library: General Subjects
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- 1794-1980
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These books and publications cover a wide range of matters affecting business and finance.
The material in this series is non record material originally held in the Library.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- LIB 17
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- Non record material
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- English
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- 319 volume(s)
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- Open
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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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