Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Wax crayon drawings of bees on the main window and around the entrance door to a coffee shop housed within a former Waiting Room of the Station. The largest display features a bee carrying inscriptions: on the head and body is the time and date of the Arena Bombing; the commemoration is on the left wing, and an imprecation is on the right wing, while a further commemoration is written in larger letters across the window below. In the side windows and on the windows beside the entrance door are 22 smaller bees, each carrying on their bodies the name of one of those killed. The total number is written in the lights above the entrance door. Details of the creator are written across the bottom of the main window.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building No
Costa Coffee
Building Name
Main Concourse Victoria Station
Street
Station Approach Todd Street

Town
Manchester
District
Country
Postcode
M3 1WY
OS map ref
SJ 84071 98876
Other Details
Opposite WMR 97332

Manchester Arena Bombing - Victoria Station 3 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Commemorating the 22/ victims of the/ Manchester Arena/ Attack/ 10.31 pm/ 22.05.2017/ One Love Manchester/ Always Remember/ Never Forget/ Their Memories/ live on in/ the buzz/ of our City/ (Names)
War
How many names are listed in total?
22
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
22
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forename, surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Network Rail/ Costa Coffee
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Myroslava Coates
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
References
References
BBC News, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40012738, accessed 12th September, 2025
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
158483
Image
The painted window displays
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The painted window displays
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
05/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
960
Media Image Width
1280
Media ID
158484
Image
The main dedications
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
The main dedications
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
05/04/2023
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1073
Media Image Width
1280