South Tyneside History
Title | Brigham and Cowan's shipyard showing bomb damage |
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Reference Number | STH0000204 |
Photographer | Amy Celia Flagg |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | 2 October 1941 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | c1940s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | South end of Brigham and Cowan's, looking north. A bomb fell on a newly constructed power house near Long Row. It demolished the building, the dynamos and generators. Extensive damage was done to a partially completed structure and to the end of the new dock. Water and gas mains were damaged but there were no casualties. |