Trench shelters were a rapid and quick build solution for the construction of public air raid refuges in London during the Second World War. They
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Church of the Holy Redeemer and Upper Cheyne Row disaster- 14th September 1940.
It was Saturday 14th September 1940 and the eighty or so Chelsea people packed into the crypt of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy
The ‘Big Bomb’ in Shawfield Street- Friday 1st November 1940.
Contemporary images of Shawfield Street in 2022 by Tim Crook. Shawfield is a rather unassuming street running south for about a quarter of a mile
Turk’s Row and Sloane Court East V1 doodlebug disaster
The slideshow above offers two views of the plaque unveiled in 1998 in memory of the V1 casualties as well as one view of the
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Three- 10th to 14th September 1940. More death and destruction.
Overview The Luftwaffe returned to Chelsea late Tuesday night 10th September and early Wednesday morning 11th September. There was a change in the pattern of
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Two- First raids 28th August to 9th September 1940.
Overview The key day when the Blitz really came to Chelsea was Monday 9th September 1940. It began in the early hours of the morning-