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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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Wreck and salvage: wrecks of historical or archaeological interest: wreck of 'Amsterdam'...
Catalogue reference: BT 243/900
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This record is about the Wreck and salvage: wrecks of historical or archaeological interest: wreck of 'Amsterdam'... dating from 1969 Jan 01 - 1972 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Transport: Marine Department: Registered Files: Marine Navigational Aids.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 243/900
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1969 Jan 01 - 1972 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Wreck and salvage: wrecks of historical or archaeological interest: wreck of 'Amsterdam' sunk off Hastings, East Sussex in 1749: possible ownership and salvage of vessel
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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)
- MNA 58/21/010 PART 1
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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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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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- Topics
- Transport management
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15211215/
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BT 243
Ministry of Transport: Marine Department: Registered Files: Marine Navigational Aids...
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Wreck and salvage: wrecks of historical or archaeological interest: wreck of 'Amsterdam'...
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The Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster
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