Do Your Bit

Colin Ashley Smith
My mum's mum and two of her children died in this disaster and it would be brilliant to have this memorial to remember them - possibly with all their names on it.

gg
Absolutely right to have a fitting memorialAbsolutely wrong that it should be this horrendous monstrosity

Glenn
It was not a series of explosions that caused the panic, it was a new anti-aircraft gun in Victoria park that surprised everyone & the government tried to hush it up (those wishing to know the full story should refer to Wikipedia).I think the memorial is grotesque to be honest & in bad taste. Why have stairs as a memorial? that is what killed them! I think a taasteful memorial instead & also the victims names should be engraved in the handrails of the stairs to the station.

Martin
Yes a memorial should be erected, but one that is unique not a cheap copy of the Barcelona memorial. I have posted the plaque on Google Earth. It used to be central over the stairs , but was removed and then re-sited some months later. A now deceased aunt was a survivor.

maureen
I think it is a very good idea to have a memorial to the people who lost their lives. My grandmothers relative was killed in the disaster and I believe they buried the young lady in her wedding dress.

kelly
there should definitely be a memorial, as recognision of a tragedy and as a celebration of our history. people would support it and i do think its a very good idea,hoever, i personally think the design isnt desirable. its too bleak and 'lumpy', but i would definitely still support it, i just wish it had a different design.

sandra
i don't think the memorial is anything like the Placa de Catalunya. This is a shiny bronze stairway with all the names of those who died on the side and there is a memorial garden at the back for relatives to place flowers on and a seat to sit on and contemplate. They have not been able to do this up until now, so it is certainly time for a proper memorial. Please give it your support.

Mr Hulot
Interesting comments. It is worth noting that London is special because of it's layers of history; it's memorials emerge from people's natural desire to remember, in particular this one. This memorial is in fact much cheaper than most recently built memorials in London, despite the enormity of the event. The memorial does have a strong presence but that presumably is connected to the nature of the event. Anyway I read somewhere that the architects are intending to make the underside of the stair more reflective and jewel like to balance it's strong presence.

steve
waste of money. build another place of worship for the local people

Lisa
Strangely enough I think you'll find most people do remember WWII, and the people of the East End certainly remember the 3rd March 1943.

Rachel
This tragedy has been kept secret for so long that it is time for a proper memorial to be built to those who lost their lives. There is nowhere to place flowers on anniversaries or birthdays and this memorial would give a focus for our family's grief and let the next generation know what it was like to live during that terrible war.

Matthew
Whilst I recognise the tragedy of this event, I think that the sculpture has a very oppressive, looming presence, quite likely to cause anxiety and distraction rather than feelings of reflection and peace. I would not support it in its current form.

Stephen
London is already knee deep in memorials to various things people can no longer remember. Do we really need another one 64 years after the fact and coming in at near a million?

Carles
The monument is very similar to one in Plaça de Catalunya (Barcelona).