At 5 am on Sunday morning, April 26th, 1942, 31 men, women and children were huddled together in a public air raid shelter at Roseberry Road in Twerton. Above them enemy bombers were laying waste […]
Tag: Bath Blitz
New role for blitz-scarred labour exchange.
The shrapnel-scarred facade of Bath’s old Labour Exchange has always been regarded an unofficial memorial to those dark days of April 1942 when the city suffered a terrible aerial bombardment from the Nazi Luftwaffe. It […]
Mayor’s Guides announce summer specials!
The Bath Blitz, Stothert and Pitt & Industrial Bath and the River Avon and Kennet & Avon Canal are just some of the historical aspects of Bath you can hear more about while enjoying a series of […]
Window on the war.
A very special anniversary came up for Bath Abbey on March 13th 2015. It marked 60 years since the restoration and rededication of the East Window which was blown out during the Bath Blitz in 1942. It was officially unveiled […]
