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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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The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Catalogue reference: ZLIB 15/50/38
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This record is about the The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal dating from c.1964 in the series British Transport Historical Records Office library: Pamphlets (General - Old and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ZLIB 15/50/38
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2506888/
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ZLIB 15
British Transport Historical Records Office library: Pamphlets (General - Old and...
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The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
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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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