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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 2/19
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British Transport Historical Records Office library: ports, harbours and docks
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Non record material
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ZLIB 2
British Transport Historical Records Office library: Ports, Harbours and Docks
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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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