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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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Modern Transport; includes Career of Alfred Barnes MP as Minister of Transport (3...
Catalogue reference: ZPER 37/57
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This record is about the Modern Transport; includes Career of Alfred Barnes MP as Minister of Transport (3... dating from 1951 July-Dec. in the series British Transport Historical Records: Modern Transport : Periodicals. 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)
- ZPER 37/57
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1951 July-Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Modern Transport; includes Career of Alfred Barnes MP as Minister of Transport (3 Nov p. 19)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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/C1849176/
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ZPER 37
British Transport Historical Records: Modern Transport : Periodicals
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Periodicals formerly held by the British Transport Historical Records Office library
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Within the series: ZPER 37
British Transport Historical Records: Modern Transport : Periodicals
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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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