Wednesday 25 March 2015

The end of the bomb

The Bermondsey bomb has come to an explosive end:



According to the Evening Standard, Blitz expert, Neil Bright, believes the Bermondsey bomb was dropped on 11th May 1941 at the very height of the Blitz.

With its factories, its proximity to the docks and the river, Bermondsey was a key target and was one of the most heavilly bombed districts in London, sustaining 709 civilian casualties, including, on the night of 11th May, the Mayor of Bermondsey, Albert Henley.

And then 74 years later.....

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