Bomb damage

Damage caused to the Wilkinson shelter on King Street, North Shields after a German bombing raid on May 3rd 1941. The basement of Wilkinson's lemonade factory was used as an air-raid shelter and when the building took a direct hit, all the machinery from the floors above crashed down through the building, 104 civilians were reported killed. Rescue workers and a policeman included.

Location: North Shields
County: Tyne & Wear
NEG78296

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