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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: Guides (Topographical)
Catalogue reference: ZLIB 19
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ZLIB 19
These topographical guides were prepared mainly for travellers, many of them being published officially by local authorities. 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 19
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Transport Historical Records Office library: Guides (Topographical)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1814-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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These topographical guides were prepared mainly for travellers, many of them being published officially by local authorities.
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 19
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- 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)
- 434 volume(s)
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- Open
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14711/
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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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