Heavy casualties at Bank Station

11th January 1941: A direct hit on the underground railway station at the very heart of the City of London kills many by blast alone

omb damage at Bank station, as seen in February 1941. The camera looks down into the enormous crater caused by a bomb which exploded in the escalator machinery room, killing 56 people. The remains of the circular subway which surrounds the booking hall can just be recognised in places.

The City of London, the commercial centre at the heart of London, co…