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Mapping the London WW2 Bomb Census

Jennie

Jennie

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With Bomb Sight you can discover what it was like in London, during WW2 Luftwaffe Blitz bombing raids, exploring maps, images and memories. The Bomb Sight web map and mobile app reveals WW2 bomb census maps between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941, previously available only by viewing them in the Reading Room of The National Archives.
 
Jennie said:
With Bomb Sight you can discover what it was like in London, during WW2 Luftwaffe Blitz bombing raids, exploring maps, images and memories. The Bomb Sight web map and mobile app reveals WW2 bomb census maps between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941, previously available only by viewing them in the Reading Room of The National Archives.
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I found this very useful for dating the bomb that blew my uncle's front dooor out through the back door, and where he rescued the next door neighbour from under her wardrobe.
Another useful source for London bombs is the London County Council London Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945 in the LMA and published in a bound volume by the London Topographical Society for members only in 2005. There is a copy on open shelves in LMA. These maps through colour coding show buildings demolished, those damaged beyond repair and those damaged but capable of repair. Middlesex CC published similar maps, also published by the LTS in their London Topographical Record Vol. XXX, 2010
 
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