Balham Underground station, Wandsworth
14 October 1940 · London, Greater London
View this record on the map →- Date
- 14 October 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb weight
- 1,400kg
- Location
- London, Greater London
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, landmark point
What happened
A 1,400kg bomb fell on Balham High Road above the northern end of the platform tunnels, collapsing the northbound tunnel and flooding it with earth and water from fractured mains and sewers. Hundreds of people were sheltering below at the time.
Casualty note
Sources give between 64 and 68 killed: the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records 66, other accounts give 68 (64 shelterers and four railway staff). More than 70 were injured.
Also worth knowing
The Northern line stayed closed between Tooting Bec and Clapham Common until 12 January 1941.