Bomb Map Record
Bomb Map Record of Incidents in the City of Westminster 1940-1945
By Camilla Bergman
Westminster City Archives has in its possession probably the most detailed Local Authority bomb map in existence in this country. As part of the development of the West End at War website, the bomb map has now been digitised, making it more available to the public.
Every single bombing incident which occurred in Westminster during the Second World War, including famous incidents such as the bombing of Buckingham Palace and Guards' Chapel, is marked on the Westminster Bomb Map and cross-referenced to Westminster's complete collection of paper-based records kept by individual Air Raid Warden (ARP) posts across the city during the Second World War.
Uniquely, Westminster City Archives not only has detailed reports of each incident located on the map, but photographs of the damage which resulted. No other local archive has such an extensive collection linked to one of the pivotal phases of the war.
Map Record of Incidents in the City of Westminster
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Enlarged area from the Westminster Bomb Map
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Key to bomb incidents
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