Bomb map of London

[Lantern10]

I did do a search and apologise if this has been posted before.

It's a map of all the bombs dropped on London during the blitz.
You can zoom of course and search by street name + loads more.


Bomb Sight - Mapping the World War 2 London Blitz Bomb Census (http://www.bombsight.org/#11/51.5049/-0.0903)

[good egg]

Will be interesting to see what is discovered during the London City airport expansion.
A few years back it was estimated from analysis of bombing logs that there may be around 200 unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the docklands area...albeit they’ve discovered a few during regeneration of the area...

I don’t have a link to hand but maybe someone does?

[flash8]

Thank you for that.

I am originally from Leatherhead/Dorking and surprised that a few (very few.. 4 in the centre of Leatherhead, the odd one on the outskirts) bombs were dropped on the area... it looks like Boxhill was bombed as well... but Dorking town itself was missed.

The Centre of Leatherhead isn't huge (and was likely smaller then, one street).

[SpringHeeledJack]

Not that I wish to cast aspersions on the accuracy of the map, but in the 4 actual incidents that I personally know of, (3 bombs, 1 incendiary bomb), none are recorded. I shall give my regards to Dorking for you mr flash, I'll be there in the morning by chance ;-)

[treadigraph]

It only covers an 8 month period - my mother's home in Grasmere Road, Purley was damaged but I'm not sure which year. It's not marked.

They were buried alive in the Anderson shelter; her aunt sadly died.

[Trinity 09L]

Grandad was bombed out of Bermondsey to Norbury in 1944 and instead copped a V2 late 44. There is record at Westminster Abbey which can be inspected if the date and address is known.

[SpringHeeledJack]

It only covers an 8 month period - my mother's home in Grasmere Road, Purley was damaged but I'm not sure which year. It's not marked.


Aha! Yes, that might have something to do with the lack of info of 'my' bombs.

There is record at Westminster Abbey which can be inspected if the date and address is known.

That's very interesting to know! Is it located in a specific area of the Abbey and does one have to make an appointment to avail of the register ?

[Wander00]

I am sure that a year or two back there was a link on this forum that gave all the bomb locations, certainly found the one in Eastcote opposite the house in which I grew up

[lotus1]

Both my Late parents came from nine elms battersea they told myself brother and sister many tales which went on during there time during the blitz some was shocking the battersea power station was opposite where they lived this was one of the main targets they said during a day attack a white flag was put up above power station they new an attack was on its way there was a lot of bombing around this area it got bad that my dads sister and mother was moved to Farnham with family there was no counselling during theses days they just got on with it which amazes me mums brother was lucky twice 1st time during around he ran towards the front door opened it and was greeted with hot srapnal heading towards him 2nd time a v2 landed 3 turnings away himself and friends helped get people out until civil defence turned up lads aged 15 .

[PAXboy]

The map is just the Blitz but is fascinating. I first saw it about three years ago.

[Trinity 09L]

The remembrance book is situated just inside a doorway which is usually the exit door. I asked I could slip in just to view the book and was allowed.
You need the date of the bomb and road.

[WHBM]

Will be interesting to see what is discovered during the London City airport expansion.
A few years back it was estimated from analysis of bombing logs that there may be around 200 unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the docklands area...albeit they’ve discovered a few during regeneration of the area...


We live within sight of LCY. Some years ago, digging in the garden, I found what was identified as a .303 aircraft machine gun bullet.

The gasworks NE of the east end of the LCY runway has been there since before 1939. One of the gasometers was not long ago completely drained down (they sit over water) for the first time. At the bottom there was a German high explosive bomb. Records showed there had been a hole made in the top of the gasometer, the gas had escaped, but a search at the time did not find it so it was patched up.

Proposals for new bridge piers across the Thames in Central London anywhere near where an Underground line passes underneath are banned in case the construction sets one off, because sweeping even nowadays is not sufficiently reliable and breaching the tube tunnels would be catastrophic. Actually I'm not aware of any WW2 bomb that has actually gone off since.

I see the map shows separately HE bombs (freefall) and parachute mines. Apart from the delivery method, what was the difference ?

[DANbudgieman]

I see the map shows separately HE bombs (freefall) and parachute mines. Apart from the delivery method, what was the difference ?

Free fall bombs were (for the most part) smaller and more importantly, fused to detonate either upon impact or after a predetermined period of time.

Parachute mines were large airburst blast effect weapons intended to maximise damage over as wide an area as possible. The particular intention was for the blast to lift the roofs of houses and factories in order to allow incendiary bombs to better access roof cavities and beyond. Detonation of the weapon at the optimum altitude was achieved by trailing an earthing wire of the desired length below the mine. When the cable earthed upon touching the ground, bang, wallop!

[Haraka]

My late mother was out walking past Epsom Golf course one evening with her Canadian boyfriend, when they were suddenly blown into the roadside hedge by the blast from a parachute mine that had come down on the links.
They dusted themselves down and were otherwise sorting themselves out when a policeman came up on a bicycle.

"Good Evening",he said,

"Did you hear that bang?"

[Wander00]

Haraka - and SHE told you that story.....

[Haraka]

Wander00 see yer p.m.s :)

[Wander00]

H - done, reply in the post
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