The Wellingborough Bombing

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Wellingborough Bombing by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.

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The Wellingborough Bombing

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 21 Oct 2019

Wellingborough was bombed during World War II, on Monday 3 August 1942. Six people were killed and 55 injured; fortunately, being a bank holiday, thousands of people were away at a fair at a nearby village. Many houses and other buildings in the centre of the town were damaged in the attack. This Civic Society blue plaque was affixed to the back of Image] as a memorial to those who died.

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Image Location

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