London pays silent respects
At 12 noon today, London and worldwide millions of people paid their respects with a two minute silence to the victims of the London bombings on 7/7. On Bishopsgate I witnessed buses, taxis and cars all at a standstill and crowds of people standing silently in the street. At 12:02 Lloyds of London rang the Lutine Bell twice marking the end of the two minute silence.
The Metropolitan Police Casualty Bureau number is: 0870 156 6344
© Andrew Or
At 12:03 the crowds start to disperse at Bishopsgate. At the exact time last week this exact spot was devoid of people as we were all asked to stay in our offices.© Andrew Or
Outside Liverpool Street station a poster asks if anyone has seen Benedetta Ciaccia who arrived at Liverpool Street Station on the morning of Thursday 7th July. She never made it to work. Next to the poster there are a bunch of flowers. © Andrew Or
Another poster asks for information about Carrie. The only Carrie listed as missing in this BBC missing persons article is Carrie Taylor. © Andrew Or
Flowers are laid on the ground outside one entrance to Liverpool Street station which is still closed in memory of those who died whilst passers by silently read the messages of support.© Andrew Or
An anonymous message signed "A message from the Israeli people" pays tribute to the 7/7 victims and people of London.The Metropolitan Police Casualty Bureau number is: 0870 156 6344
5 Comments:
Thanks for sharing these - a very nice tribute and great street photography.
A news from Italy: Benedetta Ciaccia has been recognised as Dead three days ago. Her boyfriend was from Pakistan. Sad coincidence :(
Many thanks for these photos.
A wonderful tribute. Thanks for making these available.
Interesting to see this post, and the comments, and the significance that they were all recorded before the 2nd, luckily failed, terrorist attacks another week after the silence.
I stood too, in Covent Garden, as someone who had been directly involved in the Tavistock Square bomb as I cycled behind the number 30 bus, with my head held high in defiance. Two weeks later, I felt, like a lot of Londoners, a little scared that all the defiant unity seemed in vain.
Now, it all seems a little odd, like a long-lost memory, to see these images. I can barely believe the attacks happened at all, let alone that I was actually there: London has a unique way of wiping it's Etch-a-sketch surface clear.
Here's to the future.
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