It was during a night time raid that four civilians died in their homes in Cranworth Gardens, by this time the Blitz had been raging for almost three months…
A summary of the incident
Time that the bombs hit 22:55
Type of bomb/s High Explosive
Was anyone hurt or killed? Four people were killed, others were injured
Where did the bombs land? On the back part of block 12 - now numbered 115 to 120
Were houses damaged? Yes
Were businesses damaged? No
Were there evacuations? Yes
In memory of those that were killed in this incident
Using the invaluable Commonwealth War Graves Commission website I have been able to find the following casualties from this incident
Name Age Other Information
Margaret Jane Smith 88 of 5/12 Cranworth Gardens. Widow of Robert Smith. Died at 5/12 Cranworth Gardens
Ada Slingsby 59 of 5/12 Cranworth Gardens. Widow of Frank Slingsby. Died at 5/12 Cranworth Gardens
John James Underwood 53 of Flat 3, 12 Cranworth Gardens. Husband of Elizabeth Underwood. Died at 12 Cranworth Gardens.
Elizabeth Underwood 55 of Flat 3, 12 Cranworth Gardens. Wife of John James Underwood. Died at 12 Cranworth Gardens
Something worth noting
Cranworth Gardens was renumbered after the war in 1948. Previously each block of flats was numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on with the individual flats inside numbered from 1 to 6. You will notice that in the civil defence messages below block 12 received the brunt of the bomb, for modern readers see below for a conversion guide which tells you ‘old to new’
Block 12 in 1940 = 115 to 120 modern day |
Flat 1, block 12 in 1940 = 115 modern day |
Flat 2, block 12 in 1940 = 116 modern day |
Flat 3, block 12 in 1940 = 117 modern day |
Flat 4, block 12 in 1940 = 118 modern day |
Flat 5, block 12 in 1940 = 119 modern day |
Flat 6, block 12 in 1940 = 120 modern day |
Block 3 in 1940 = 7 to 12 modern day |
Block 10 in 1940 = 121 to 126 modern day |
Flat 4, block 10 in 1940 = 124 modern day |
Flat 6, block 10 in 1940 = 126 modern day |
Flat 1, block 14 in 1940 = 109 modern day |
The civil defence incident log reads: