300 people were sheltering during an air raid under this arch. 68 died and 175 were injured. Many were killed by the 10 tonne steel doors that were at each end of the shelter. It is said that some of the dead were never recovered and their remains were effectively buried where they fell.
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Stainer Street Arch Bombing
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Stainer Street Arch Bomb
Stainer Street Arch Bombing On the night of 17th February 1941 a bomb fell on...
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James Bannister
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
1 memorial
Henry Sait
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Sgt Charles Tucker
Aged 46, killed by a burglary gang fighting their way out of a building in Cutler Street.
1 memorial
Fireman Richard Daniel Stocking
Richard Daniel Stocking was born on 19 November 1926, the third of the five children of Richard Daniel Stocking (1903-1953) and Rose Florence Stocking née Oates (1902-1951). His birth was registere...
2 memorials
1 memorial
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