On the first day of the Blitz it seems that a 50kg bomb fell through a ventilation shaft and exploded in the basement of the market which had been designated an air-raid shelter for the local people. The number of people killed varies depending on source but the memorial lists 45 names.
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Columbia Market attack
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Columbia Market air raid shelter memorial
In memory of those who lost their lives when a bomb penetrated the Columbia M...
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Christopher Jones
United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Christopher David Jones was born on 14 September 1947 in Heswall, Cheshire. He was the son of David Jones ...
1 memorial
Janina Gehlau
Janina Gehlau, from Dusseldorf, Germany, was studying for a Masters degree and completing her dissertation in London. Aged 26 she was killed by a left-turning lorry at Ludgate Circus. March 2016: ...
1 memorial
Francis Dunn
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Philip Lawrence
Teacher. Born Ireland. 1993 appointed headteacher of St George's School. Stabbed to death when he tried to help a pupil who was being attacked by a gang. The 15-year-old killer, Learco Chindamo...
1 memorial
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William Pilkington
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Royal Society of Arts
Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee House. They carried on meeting in coffee houses and taverns but as the society grew they needed more space. Shipley rented ...
20 memorials
Harold Ainsworth Peto
Born in Suffolk, son of Sir Samuel.
1 memorial
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