South Tyneside History
Title | Dean Road bomb damage |
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Reference Number | STH0001535 |
Photographer | Amy Celia Flagg |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | |
Original Format | Black and white photograph. |
Period | c 1940s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | The Regent Cinema and garage after the raid on 24 May 1943. Four 500 kilogram bombs fell on this area causing extensive damage. These were percussion bombs which exploded before penetrating the surface. There were no craters but the damage they caused was extensive. |