r e b m e m e R A Day to November 11th 1940
middle of the Terrace, then another one in the by Mr blast taking the The following account was written road in front of our house with son, Kevin, out of took Graham Johnson and it was his and flat se Mr and Mrs Boar’s hou our attention – the in was I who brought these memoirs to s. glas of e pan y our house ever ty years ago the glass all events which rocked Wisbech eigh but ow, wind the by room dining standing. this month. went outwards from where I was Mr of e hom the on ped house, so “The last bomb drop the of t fron the from et Mrs South The blast came front the but and Mrs South and with great regr ide outs t wen ows the back wind bing. Also bom the of m victi a ely was plet and com s, died windows shattered into the room garet who and suite two young girls Marlene and Mar ecedestroying a leather three-pi Marlene’s were out on the road ran towards other accessories in the room. ded t was blin er the house but unfortunately Margare My mother went to the pantry und ter she shel in one eye (so I was told later). to e plac d goo a it king thin stairs cloud r found It was a typical November day, low thought, but on opening the doo all it pm 3.30 ut abo At floor but the and foggy in places. on p hea a everything broken in g because we ks.” hoo changed. I cannot say with a ban the on still e wer dles the cup han pt glass and general e did not hear or feel anything exce mor to on es mov oir mem The My dad had here, in the crockery breaking all around us. matters and has been included he in, e cam he As k. wor ten: just come home from writ was it h precise form in whic aeroplane, said he thought it was a Blenheim an as it the bottom but I said I thought it was a Germ “These six semi detached houses at proved right. soon had flush They sounded different and I was 1. of the road were built 1929-193 flying over Gas (no all , I did catch a quick glimpse as it was side out all toilets all be it they were Bridge. He ford Lang by the River Nene towards Wisbech built r sewe n mai on electricity) but his track wing follo d roun ed kly turn wee have t paid mus the builders. Mortgage with Halifax kins on the the in way back to the warehouse called Rop gate et room Hill Stre yard where my to Old Bell sale edge of English Brothers timber 13 shillings and 6 pence per week age pass ng joini at (as we lived dad had just walked home from house which was a lot of money new for a brand d). Roa ny Alba at British Basket 26 in them days, my mother worked the rest [A bomb] hit that on the end and wasn’t highly h whic factory North End Wisbech and then our e.” tgag fell in a line across Chase Street mor pay to paid job but it helped end of Albany road, one in the coal yard at the
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