Images

C Simon Diamond Photography

The Memorial seen from the air next to the station entrance where everyone died.
Copyright photo by Marcela Spadaro 2018.
The Memorial plaques can be seen on the plinth. They tell accounts of what happened on that fateful night from survivors, victims' families and officials on duty at the time. The full names and ages of the victims are listed on the up plinth.
View of the Memorial bench from the Memorial Garden © Stairway to Heaven
Officials inspect the area at the bottom of the stairs where everyone died in the shelter entrance the following day. Copright photo by Tower Hamlets Bancroft Road Archives.
Directing the work to clean the Memorial March 2022 firemen helping to spring clean the beautiful Memorial March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
View of St Johns on the Green, Bethnal Green March 2022 The local Firemen, doing a splendid job to spring clean the Memorial March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven

John Pressell (left) Len Passmore (right) after working in the Memorial Gardens this morning © Stairway to Heaven
Looking good - The Memorial Gardens this morning after a tidy up 4 March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
Local fireman hosing down the memorial March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
Mayor of Bethnal Green, John Biggs; Rushanara Ali MP and local councillor Eve McQuillan
laying flowers after the 6 March 2022 memorial service © Stairway to Heaven
The Mayor of Bethnal Green, John Biggs with Rushanara Ali MP and local councillor Eve MCQuillan at the start of the memorial service 6 March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
Bethnal Green's fireman lining up for the blessing at the Memorial 6 March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
The Revenend Father Alan Green of St Johns on the Green, Bethnal Green 6 March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
Sandra Scotting, Secretaty of the Stairway to Heaven Memorial and the Mayor of Bethnal Green catching up as old friends do © Stairway to Heaven
A catch up for author Kate Tompson with the Pearlie Kings and Queens © Stairway to Heaven
A line up of Pearlie Kings and Queens before the 2022 Memorial Service © Stairway to HeavenA line up of Pearlie Kings and Queens before the 2022 Memorial Service © Stairway to Heaven
St Johns on the Green, Bethnal Green at the start of the memorial service 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
Flowers in memory of those who died 3 March 1943. Memorial Service 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
Sandra Scotting, secretary and Rushanaran Ali MP Memorial Service March 2022 © Stairway to Heaven
The blessing after the service March 2022 at the memorial © Stairway to Heaven
Mark Seabrook helping with the Memorial spring clean Feb 22 © Stairway to Heaven
Mark Seabrook helping with the removal of winter dirt and grim from the Memorial © Stairway to Heaven
Restoring the Memorial to its best for the annual service © Stairway to Heaven