The bomb hit the booking hall, with the blast travelling down the stairs and escalators to the platforms, killing many people who were sheltering there. The huge crater had to be covered with a Bailey bridge for the traffic to pass over, and the station was closed for two months. We have found several sources which say that the number of deaths was 111 but the recent TfL plaque at the station says that there were 56 fatalities.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bank Station bomb
{Above the London Underground roundel:} In remembrance of the fifty six peopl...
The worst V1 attack on South London. The rocket struck the busy street market at 09.41 on a Friday morning. Â Numbers reported vary, but about 52 people were killed and 124 very seriously injured. T...
Wesley attended a meeting convened by James Hutton in Nettleton Court, off Aldersgate Street or at 28 Aldersgate Street. Here he felt a "warming of the heart". Three memorials all erected in sligh...
Flight BE548 crashed within 3 minutes of taking off from Heathrow. It came down in a field near Staines. 188 died.
These were used initially by the Royal Air Force Bomber Command and the German Luftwaffe in 1940-41. They acted as blast bombs and were capable of killing up to 100 people.
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