From the archives: Aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing, 1993

By Tom Lowe2025-05-22T06:00:00

Building reports forgotten plan for 80-storey Foster & Partners-designed tower to replace NatWest following IRA bomb which killed one and damaged 155 buildings in the heart of the City

When walking among the City of London’s shiny new office towers, it is easy to forget how much of the Square Mile felt like a warzone in the 1990s. The bombing of Bishopsgate on 24 April 1993 was one of nearly 20 IRA attacks on London during the decade, coming just over a year after the bombing of the Baltic Exchange on St Mary Axe, just around the corner.

The Bishopsgate bomb killed one person, News of the World photographer Edward Henty, and gutted several buildings, including 99 Bishopsgate and the NatWest Tower.

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