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The Bristol Blitz was the heavy bombing of Bristol, England by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. [1] Due to the presence of Bristol Harbour and the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the city was a target for bombing and was easily found as enemy bombers were able to trace a course up the River Avon from Avonmouth using reflected moonlight on the waters, into the heart of the city.
The Blitzed ruins of Temple Church, Bristol. When the 8th AA Division was formed the Luftwaffe ' s night Blitz on British cities was already under way. There had previously been daylight raids during the Battle of Britain, notably on Bristol and Portland on 25 September 1940, [9] now the night attacks were stepped up both against London and smaller cities, with the ports of Bristol and ...
Excavations in 1975 suggest that this was the site of Bristol's first church; the 12th-century city wall runs under the west end of the present church. It was bombed during the Bristol Blitz of 24–25 November 1940 [2] and ruined. It is maintained as a monument to the civilian war dead of Bristol.
On Sunday, 24 November 1940 the Dutch House was almost completely consumed by the fire from incendiary bombs which fell in the 5-hour air raid of over 135 German bombers, part of the Bristol Blitz which destroyed much of Bristol's pre-war shopping area.
Although the main weight of the Blitz fell on London, Bristol was a major target. The city was bombed heavily on 24/25 November, 2/3 and 6/7 December, and 3/4 January 1941, while Avonmouth was hit on 4/5 and 16/17 January. After a lull in February, Bristol and Avonmouth were hit again on 16/17 March, 3/4, 4/5 and 11/12 April (the Bristol Blitz ...
St Mary le Port, Bristol by John Piper (1940) (Tate N05718) The church was bombed in the Second World War on 24 November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz. John Piper painted an evocative picture of the bombed St Mary le Port. This image appears on the 1/6d British commemorative stamp, part of a set of four paintings by British artists issued in 1968.
In World War II, Bedminster was one of several areas of Bristol that were heavily bombed during the Bristol Blitz. Post-war town planning relocated most of the heavy industry to the rural areas to the south of the parish, and new estates grew up in Withywood, Hartcliffe and Highridge.
The Mount Without, formerly the Church of St Michael on the Mount Without, is a former church, now a creative space, on St Michael's Hill in Bristol, England, near the University. It has been designated as a grade II* listed building , [ 1 ] and was described as being in poor condition and on the Buildings at Risk Register as recently as 2021.