Mmmm. Nisbets. Every time I go to Bath, I remember the place on the Crescent that was bombed out. Every time it takes me 15 minutes to work out which one.
I didn't even know it'd been hit. Been there many times & never looked. Must look at numbers 2 & 17 next time. 17 Royal Crescent, Bath, gutted by fire from an incendiary bomb April 1942 (bathintime.co.uk) Wartime bomb damage outside the Royal Crescent Bath April 1942 (bathintime.co.uk)
Bath as many such towns was hit by the Luftwaffe Baedeker raids. These were in retaliation and directed by Hitler for the firebombing of Lubeck. The port was hit heavily but the old town, being constructed mainly of wood was extensively damaged on the night of 28/29 March 1942.
Shadwell east end of London Old building being redeveloped This area was heavily bombed during WW2 The photos show 21st century redevelpoment of the site The photo of the side with fireplaces was a common site on bombed out buildings even into the 1980s
