South Tyneside History
| Title | Bomb Damage to Holy Trinity Schools |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0000178 |
| Photographer | James Henry Cleet |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 30 September 1941 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | c1940s |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | At 21.09 hours on the evening of 30 September South Shields experienced widespread bombing. Two bombs fell on Commercial Road; one struck the foundations of an old house on the bankside below Smith's Foundry, ricocheted and passed through the exterior wall of a house on the opposite side of the road and came to rest on the floor of an upstairs room between partition wall and bed. The other bomb hit Trinity Schools, wrecking the buildings. A 1,000kg bomb fell in the gardens behind the Simonside Arms, on Newcastle Road. The crater was 50 feet by 15 feet, and a 90 foot wall was demolished and there were no casualties. |
