destroyed or damaged beyond repair and 2,540 houses were damaged but are reparable. No damage was reported in the London Civil Defence Region. In Scotland, during the same period, 18 houses were seriously damaged and 100 houses slightly damaged. 4. FOOD During the raid on Swansea on 16th February, 50 to 60 retail shops were damaged by blast; one hotel was demolished and the Food Office was damaged by fire. Three retail shops at Plymouth; 10 food shops at Kingsbridge; and 6 retail shops at Shanklin were damaged.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 8: Wales (Cardiff HQ) Region 11: Scotland (Edinburgh HQ) Region 6: Southern (Reading HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/24/10
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/24
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(43) 8
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000024.010
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Drainage Food Supplies Gas Housing Infrastructure Railways Repair Water Supply
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Carmarthen Clacton-on-Sea Fraserburgh Kingsbridge Plymouth Shanklin Swansea
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
