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The residents of Bethnal Green in the East End of London had become used to the ‘crump, crump, crump’ of the bombs being dropped on the capital by the Luftwaffe.
In the weeks leading up to the disaster, the shelter had seen regular use.
17 December 2017.
The tube disaster still remains in many locals’ memories and recollective consciousness, but it wasn’t caused by enemy action. Top Stories Florida breaks record for daily coronavirus infections.
One of the worst civilian disasters of WW2. Additional comments from record donator S Scotting states: "It has taken almost 11 years to raise the funds needed to build this memorial and has now become a new landmark in this busy area of Bethnal Green/East London.
Bethnal Green Gardens is situated just off Cambridge Heath Road opposite Bethnal Green tube station. March 2013 was the 70th anniversary of the Disaster.
The Blitz had been almost continuous during the winter of 1940 / 41 – indeed the city had once been hit for 57 consecutive nights, but now, as winter began to give way to spring in March 1943, things seemed to be a bit quieter. The 3rd of March this year will mark the 77th anniversary of the Bethnal Green tube disaster. The station entrance was deemed unsafe in the lead up to the tragedy, but central government has refused alterations.
The worst civilian disaster of World War II also represented the greatest single loss of life on the London Tube system, but curiously didn't involve a train or vehicle of any description.
It is home to the historic Bethnal Green Library and the War Memorial dedicated to the victims, survivors and Emergency Services personnel involved in the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster on the 3 rd of March 1943.
This was the unfinished Bethnal Green tube station.
Bethnal Green WW2 Tube disaster memorial unveiled . Bethnal Green Tube Station was used as an air-raid shelter during World War II. Confusion and panic conspired to trap hundreds on the staircase entrance. A 24 … What was the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster? On the 3rd March 1943, an anti-aircraft battery gun performed an unannounced test.
On 3rd March 1943, an air-raid warning sounded and locals raced for cover at Bethnal Green tube station. Local people fled to the nearest air raid shelter.
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