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Post by Nortube on Mar 3, 2013 19:39:52 GMT
Seventy years ago today, 173 died in the panic to get to the safety of the Underground at Bethnal Green Station when an air raid warning went off. A memorial service was held today and the new memorial unveiled. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21645163 |
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Post by tubedriver on Mar 3, 2013 19:57:31 GMT
I recently read a novel that is based on the events that night, it was excellent: www.goodreads.com/book/show/7897402-the-reportIt must have been truly horrendous, I pass through there now and again taking my son to the toy museum next door and I always think about it. |
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Post by londonboi1985 on Mar 4, 2013 0:24:36 GMT
such a sad day and god rest there souls today and every day
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Post by railtechnician on Mar 4, 2013 12:51:04 GMT
I presume the commemoration plaque is still in situ, one wonders these days with so much metal being stripped from remembrance monuments up and down the country. It must be 20 years since I last worked at Bethnal Green.
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