ended 13th March, 220 houses were destroyed or damaged beyond repair, and 7,450 houses were damaged but are repairable. No damage during the week was reported in the London Civil Defence Region or in Scotland. 4. FOOD In the raid on Sunderland on 14th/15th March, 10 retail shops and a catering establishment were demolished and a wholesale warehouse and 46 shops were extensively damaged. Retail shops were damaged elsewhere on the South and North-East coasts. 5. RAILWAYS At 1545 hours on 11th March, the up and down lines were blocked at St.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 1: Northern (Newcastle HQ) Region 12: South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells HQ) Region 4: Eastern (Cambridge HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/24/13
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/24
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(43) 11
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000024.013
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Electricity Food Supplies Gas Homelessness Housing Infrastructure Postal Communications Railways Rest Centres Telecommunications Water Supply
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Eastbourne Essex Frinton-on-Sea Hastings Ilford Littlehampton Newcastle upon Tyne Portland Salcombe South Shields St Leonards-on-Sea Sunderland Thornaby-on-Tees Worthing
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
