South Tyneside History
| Title | Queen Street from Station Approach |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0000214 |
| Photographer | James Henry Cleet |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 02 October 1941 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | c1940 |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | At 22.05, a bomb fell on Queen Street between Station Approach and Mile End Road. It demolished all the houses on the north side including Chipchase's Tripe shop and the rear of Moorhouse's Furniture Store in Mile End Road. Casualties occurred from people being buried under the debris of ten or twelve houses. The 80 feet in diameter crater filled with water from a fractured water main hampering the rescue. It was judged from the crater that the bomb weighed about 1800 kg. |
