Gaerwood House Memorial Plaque
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Gaerwood House Memorial Plaque
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 1 Nov 2009
The plaque, on the ground in the middle of Woodland Park, reads THIS WAS THE SITE OF GAERWOOD HOUSE WHICH WAS BOMBED DURING WORLD WAR II IT WAS RAZED TO THE GROUND IN JULY 1941 THE MISSING OWNER AND THE HOUSEKEEPER WERE PRESUMED DEAD In the early hours of Monday, 1st July 1941, enemy German aircraft circled in the sky above Newport looking for a target for their cargo of high explosive bombs. Whatever may have been their intended target, the bombs landed in the Maindee area of Newport. 35 people were killed and there was massive property damage. Among those killed were Newport solicitor, Alfred Searle, and his housekeeper when his house 'Gaerwood' received a direct hit.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.591313
Longitude
-2.972883