24th September 1917
13 people were killed and 22 injured near this spot on the steps of the old Bedford Hotel by a 112 lb bomb dropped by a Gotha in one of London's first night air raids.
WC1, Southampton Row, Bedford Hotel
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bedford Hotel bomb
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This page brings together all the memorials that we have for civilians killed...
{On front of plinth:} William Edward Forster, born July 11 1818, died April 5 1886. To his wisdom and courage England owes the establis...
The memorial is hand-made and all the better for it. The serif typeface is unique and ornate. Framed and boxed behind glass, the manuscr...
London County Council The workshop of Thomas Chippendale and his son, cabinet makers, stood near this site, 1753 - 1813.
Mary Hughes, 1860 - 1941, friend of all in need, lived and worked here, 1926 - 1941. London County Council
The two foundation stones can be seen below the more ornate plaque. We do like their plain multi-layered frames. The building was threat...
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