Roker Avenue

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  • Description

    7th November 1941 Roker Avenue. One High Explosive bomb hit the corner of the Blue Bell hotel demolishing it. The crater was 25 feet across and 15 feet deep, damage was caused to gas and electricity mains. One person in the street nearby was killed, others were trapped in the cellar but were successfully rescued.

  • Owner

    Sunderland Public Libraries

  • Source

    Sunderland Public Libraries (Flickr)

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    What does this mean? Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33844814@N06/3150077063/
    Resource type: Image
    Last modified: 9 years, 4 months ago
    Viewed: 858 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown

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