3rd March 2023 will mark 80 years sinse the disaster. I hope that Tfl, LB Tower Hamlets and local charities and organisations can come together and organise a truly fitting commemorative event. It's the least that can be done to honour the poor victims of this terrible tragedy. A very moving video. Thanks, Jago.
Hiting like feels wrong but you handled this in a factual and sensitive manner and it is your treatment and respect that I am liking. The silence at the end is very telling...
I worked at Bethnal Green in the late 80s early 90s as you left the station there was a plaque with the names of those that died. It was stark and hard-hitting, illustrating that families lost generations of their members.
Very sensitively handled. When I was still teaching (retired now) I used to refer to this event when talking about shelters. I wish that I had had this video then in order to enhance my student's understanding.
My mother was a teenager living in Bethnal Green during the war and spent only a few nights down the underground at the beginning of the Blitz. She refused to go any more because it was so disgusting. The tragedy was not known fully at the time and she told me that rumours were rife as to the cause. By lunch time she realised that a few of the girls where she worked as a machinist had been killed. The empty sewing machines places haunted her more than most of her war time experiences.
The "Stairway" had about 110 family names by my count. That means many families lost multiple members and there were also probably injuries to others in the same family.
Thank you, Jago, I live but metres from this and it is a constant reminder of those who lost their lives. I am still stunned to this day that it took the organisers so long to reach their funding target and disappointed that they had to rely on public donations to complete it.
I have visited this memorial, and one of the saddest things about it, which was not mentioned in this video, is that it incorporates comments from survivors. One of these is from a woman whose younger sister was one of the victims. When she got home, her mother would not speak to her again, because she had not saved her sister.
After discussing this tragedy, I noticed Jago ended the video without his usual spiel. That was in very good taste. It makes me suspect that he, unlike a lot of other creators, truly cares about what he produces.
The sensitivity with which you handle the video is for all possible praise. The attention to detail and the respectful silence at the end is very touching. As always, fantastic work.
Very sympathetically done in the memory of those lost on that fateful day.
A sensitive and appropriate ending to this sad story
Factual, informative, educational, and sensibly not entertaining. Another great video toned perfectly. Thanks Jago 👍
3rd March 2023 will mark 80 years sinse the disaster. I hope that Tfl, LB Tower Hamlets and local charities and organisations can come together and organise a truly fitting commemorative event. It's the least that can be done to honour the poor victims of this terrible tragedy. A very moving video. Thanks, Jago.
I actually heard about this from my grandad. He was actually down there that night, luckily he and my great nan survived the disaster!
Hiting like feels wrong but you handled this in a factual and sensitive manner and it is your treatment and respect that I am liking. The silence at the end is very telling...
💐 RIP. Jago, the ending of this video brought me to tears. It is so moving and deeply respectful. Silence offers so much in this context.Thank you.
What a horrific loss of life. Thank you for telling their story so respectfully.
I worked at Bethnal Green in the late 80s early 90s as you left the station there was a plaque with the names of those that died. It was stark and hard-hitting, illustrating that families lost generations of their members.
Very sensitively handled. When I was still teaching (retired now) I used to refer to this event when talking about shelters. I wish that I had had this video then in order to enhance my student's understanding.
My mother was a teenager living in Bethnal Green during the war and spent only a few nights down the underground at the beginning of the Blitz. She refused to go any more because it was so disgusting. The tragedy was not known fully at the time and she told me that rumours were rife as to the cause. By lunch time she realised that a few of the girls where she worked as a machinist had been killed. The empty sewing machines places haunted her more than most of her war time experiences.
Morning Jago. Not a jolly story but one that is well worth telling.
Very, very, good and sensitively presented. Your work has reached a higher standard. I sort of knew about this but not about the memorial. Thank you.
The "Stairway" had about 110 family names by my count. That means many families lost multiple members and there were also probably injuries to others in the same family.
a sympathetic and touching memorial to this tragic loss of life. Thank you.
Thank you, Jago, I live but metres from this and it is a constant reminder of those who lost their lives. I am still stunned to this day that it took the organisers so long to reach their funding target and disappointed that they had to rely on public donations to complete it.
I have visited this memorial, and one of the saddest things about it, which was not mentioned in this video, is that it incorporates comments from survivors. One of these is from a woman whose younger sister was one of the victims. When she got home, her mother would not speak to her again, because she had not saved her sister.
After discussing this tragedy, I noticed Jago ended the video without his usual spiel. That was in very good taste. It makes me suspect that he, unlike a lot of other creators, truly cares about what he produces.
Nicely done, the silence at the end particularly poignant, thank you.
The sensitivity with which you handle the video is for all possible praise. The attention to detail and the respectful silence at the end is very touching. As always, fantastic work.