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Plaque

Bank Station WW2 bomb

Erection date: 11/1/2017

Inscription

{Above the London Underground roundel:}
In remembrance of the fifty six people who were killed at this station during the Blitz on the night of 11th January 1941.

Site: Bank Station - Blitz and modernisation (2 memorials)

EC4, Queen Victoria Street, Bank tube station

Mike Ashworth of TfL kindly notified us that this Blitz plaque had been unveiled. It's one of a set of 5, all listed at Balham Station.

These two plaques are located at the Central line ticket hall, between exits 7 and 8, the nearest entrance from the street being the one at the junction of Walbrook and Queen Victoria Street.

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Bank Station bomb

The bomb hit the booking hall, with the blast travelling down the stairs and ...

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The Blitz

During WW2 Britain came under heavy bombing from Germany for 8 months, 1940-1...

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World War 2

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Civilian deaths in London caused by enemy action

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Transport for London / London Transport

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Bank Station modernisation

Bank Station modernisation

{Between the London Underground roundel and the Corporation of London crest:}...

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