the left-luggage room of Victoria station, London. The building was empty at the time and no-one was injured. Other bombs were defused at Charing Cross station, Ludgate Hill station and Paddington station. 11 April 1884: John Daly arrested with explosives at Birkenhead. 30 May 1884: Three bombs exploded in London: at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Special Irish Branch in Scotland Yard; in the basement of the Carlton Club, a gentlemen's club for members of the Conservative Party; and outside the home of Conservative MP Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn. Ten people were injured. A fourth bomb was planted at the foot of Nelson's Column but failed to explode. 30 July 1884: John Daly, James Egan and William O'Donnell tried at Warwick Assizes under charges of treason. 13 Dec 1884: Two American-Irish Republicans, who were planting a bomb on London Bridge, were killed when their bomb prematurely exploded. One of the men was William Mackey Lomasney. 1885 2 Jan 1885: A bomb exploded at Gower Street station, London. 24 Jan 1885: Three bombs exploded in London, in the House of Commons chamber, in Westminster Hall and in the Banqueting Room of the Tower of London. Two police officers and four civilians were injured. Two men; Henry Burton and James E. Gilbert, were sentenced to penal servitude for life as a result. 10 February 1885: Dynamite found at Harrow Road, London. See also List of Irish uprisings Fenian Rising Fenian raids Manchester Martyrs and Cuba Five S-Plan - a bombing campaign in England by the Irish Republican Army Physical force Irish republicanism References and notes Further reading McKenna, Joseph The Irish-American Dynamite Campaign: A History, 1881-1896 (2012) McFarland & Co External links ‘One skilled scientist is worth an army’ – The Fenian Dynamite campaign 1881-85 at The Irish Story Thomas Clarke Treason Felony Convict J464 at The Irish Story 1880s in England 1880s in Ireland Irish Republican Brotherhood