Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Bradford Blitz
Between 10.33 pm on Sunday, August 31, 1940, and just after 3 am the following morning, 116 bombs hit roads and buildings between Thornton Road and eastwards to Leeds Road.
Several buildings were gutted, including Lingards department store, at the junction of Kirkgate and Westgate, opposite where Millets now stands.
Lingards was thought to serve the best toasted teacakes and coffee in Bradford.
Among other buildings damaged or destroyed were the Tatler Cinema in Thornton Road, the Odeon cinema in Manchester Road, Kirkgate Chapel, Novello’s fashion shop, Robert’s dining saloon and shoe shop, Robert’s Pie Shop in Godwin Street (the front window was blown out), Rawson fruit market and the Leeds Road Baptist Church.
The brushmaking firm of George Bacon & Son, on John Street, was almost completely destroyed. Fixtures, fittings and equipment went up in smoke; but the safe was left intact – with the weekend’s takings still locked away inside.
A 30ft crater was made by one bomb which exploded on Hammerton Street.
On March 14, 1941, more Nazi bombers flew over Bradford. This time they dropped 29 high explosive bombs and a total of 556 incendiaries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a3894438.shtml .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/50/a3964250.shtml .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/peoples_war/ww2.shtml .
A night of bombs in Bradford .https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/tahistory/featuresnostalgiapasttimes/9753567.A_night_of_bombs_in_Bradford/
Several buildings were gutted, including Lingards department store, at the junction of Kirkgate and Westgate, opposite where Millets now stands.
Lingards was thought to serve the best toasted teacakes and coffee in Bradford.
Among other buildings damaged or destroyed were the Tatler Cinema in Thornton Road, the Odeon cinema in Manchester Road, Kirkgate Chapel, Novello’s fashion shop, Robert’s dining saloon and shoe shop, Robert’s Pie Shop in Godwin Street (the front window was blown out), Rawson fruit market and the Leeds Road Baptist Church.
The brushmaking firm of George Bacon & Son, on John Street, was almost completely destroyed. Fixtures, fittings and equipment went up in smoke; but the safe was left intact – with the weekend’s takings still locked away inside.
A 30ft crater was made by one bomb which exploded on Hammerton Street.
On March 14, 1941, more Nazi bombers flew over Bradford. This time they dropped 29 high explosive bombs and a total of 556 incendiaries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a3894438.shtml .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/50/a3964250.shtml .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/peoples_war/ww2.shtml .
A night of bombs in Bradford .https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/tahistory/featuresnostalgiapasttimes/9753567.A_night_of_bombs_in_Bradford/
Bristol Blitz
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Bristol - The Bombed British City Beneath New York - mfp > .http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-blitz-around-britain#entry3 .
Bristol WW2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEiakKJYe5A .
Bristol During WW2, 1940's - Film 18617
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z0cQhrwH7Q .
Bristol Blitz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVaXQu5LUI .
Bristol At War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdbkQAklJ8 .
Bristol: The Centre Through Time > .
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