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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The rectangular aluminium plaque is on the cutter head which has been painted in a Union Jack-inspired scheme.
JSSL Between 1952 and 1954, the Joint Services School for Linguists was located at Coulsdon Common Camp. Here linguists were trained for ...
"Consols", from "Consolidated stock", were government bonds, a type of financial investment.
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
This plaque is in the same style as one for Marcus Garvey, both located in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Their creators are not ...
The royal significance of this site will be found by visiting the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institute.
