On 24 April 1993 it was the site of an IRA truck bombing which killed journalist Ed Henty , injured over 40 people and caused £ 1 billion worth of damage , including the destruction of St Ethelburga 's church and damage to the NatWest Tower and Liverpool Street station . Police had received a coded warning , but were still evacuating the area at the time of the explosion . The area had already suffered damage from the Baltic Exchange bombing one year before
an IRA truck bombing
1993 Bishopsgate bombing
Bishopsgate