Exeter blitz
During the second world war Exeter suffered a number of bombing raids. As a result a large part of the shopping area was destroyed and many houses. Replacing the damaged city took 20 years for the main areas as a completely new system of roads and railways had to be built.
The damage of 4th May 1942 included:
Commercial Premises - Destroyed 400 shops -nearly 150 offices-over 50 warehouses and stores -36 clubs and pubs. Many houses were also damaged, 20,000 houses where in the city, 1,500 were destroyed, 2,700 seriously damaged and the majority of the remaining 16,000 sustained some slight damage. After the Blitz was over the Queen visited and said that Exeter was far wose then London. The map below shows the extent of the damage in Exeter:
The damage of 4th May 1942 included:
Commercial Premises - Destroyed 400 shops -nearly 150 offices-over 50 warehouses and stores -36 clubs and pubs. Many houses were also damaged, 20,000 houses where in the city, 1,500 were destroyed, 2,700 seriously damaged and the majority of the remaining 16,000 sustained some slight damage. After the Blitz was over the Queen visited and said that Exeter was far wose then London. The map below shows the extent of the damage in Exeter: