Hi, I am looking for photos of Coningham Road, prefereable the bomb damage of the Baby Blitz. Or old pics of the street. Any experts on the Blitz here?
Hi there, Have you searched under the word Blitz? There have been quite a few discussions on the subject.
11 residents of Coningham Street were killed on 20 February 1944, which would correspond with your Baby Blitz request. No other civilian deaths are recorded so it appears it escaped the main Blitz in 1940. You may do better searching local newspaper archives or Google the street. Sometimes the local library also has records.House numbers appear to be around the 130-140's Unusually they aren't just the very young or very old (although there are some) so perhaps attached to some nearby Government office?
High Explosive Bomb dropped near Coningham Road during the London Blitz Try here Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre | The National Archives The Society | The Hammersmith Society
Hi, first time poster here. Very interesting. My family were affected by this incident. My Grandparents lived in Coningham Rd and were bombed out, my then 1yr old mother needing treatment at Hammersmith hospital. Having searched for information I have reached a bit of a dead end. If anyone has unearthed any more info I would be most grateful. Thanks in advance
I don't know if you would find photos of bomb damage there, other than perhaps in a local library/archive. You could have a check through 'Britain from above', as their photos often show the results of bomb damage. For example this one taken not far from Coningham Road appears to possibly show area's of demolished houses?. - EAW005416 ENGLAND (1947). The White City Estate and environs, Shepherd's Bush, 1947 | Britain From Above
Thanks for the welcome and replies. I found this map covering the damage to Coningham Rd in WW2 it is from the site: layers of london.org. Fascinating and worth a look. The black areas denote total destruction.
