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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David Blakely
David Blakely was a racing driver engaged to one woman and also in a relationship with Ruth Ellis. Ellis shot Blakely dead outside the Magdala pub, in front of witnesses. More information at Motor...
2 memorials
John Weekes
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Kathleen Veronica Hughes
Kathleen Veronica Hughes was killed in the Moorgate tube disaster. When her death was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1975 in London City Registration District, her date of birth was shown as 'Abo...
1 memorial
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