Birmingham pub bombings

The Birmingham pub bombings was a terrorist attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 21 November 1974. Two bombs exploded in pubs in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, killing 21 people.

The first bomb exploded in the Mulberry Bush, killing ten people.

The second bomb exploded in the Tavern in the Town, killing eleven people.

A third bomb was planted in the doorway of a branch of Barclays bank. It was found by a policeman and did not explode.

The Birmingham bombings were 20th century England's most deadly terrorist attack.

Six Irishmen were arrested within hours of the blasts, and in 1975 sentenced to life imprisonment for the bombings. The men—who became known as the Birmingham Six—continued to say that they were innocent and believed that the police had forced them into signing false confessions through abuse. After 16 years in prison, their convictions were overturned by the Court of Appeal in 1991.

Birmingham Pub Bombings Media

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  New Street in central Birmingham facing the cylindrical Rotunda. On the right are the sign and doorway of The Yard of Ale; the premises formerly occupied by the Tavern in the Town

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  The Shire Hall and Crown Court of Lancaster Castle. The Birmingham Six were tried at this location in 1975.

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  The memorial plaque to the 21 victims of the Birmingham pub bombs within the grounds of Saint Philip's Cathedral

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  Wreath laid by the family of Maxine Hambleton at the memorial plaque to the 21 victims of the Birmingham pub bombs

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  Patrick Hill in 2015. He is seen here addressing an audience as to his advocacy in fighting miscarriages of justice.

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  Memorial to those killed in the Birmingham pub bombings, unveiled outside New Street Station on 21 November 2018.