Crater between Lytton Street and HS Edwards Street looking west

Crater between Lytton Street and HS Edwards Street looking west

Image Details

Title Crater between Lytton Street and HS Edwards Street looking west
Reference Number STH0000211
Photographer Amy Celia Flagg
Town or Village South Shields
Date 02 October 1941
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period c 1940s
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information A heavy calibre bomb fell in the back lane between Lytton Street and H.S. Edwards Street. Twelve houses were wrecked and most of the occupants were killed.