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Tag Archives: St Laurence
OTD: The Bombing of Reading
On 10 February 1943, Reading was bombed by the Luftwaffe in an incident involving a single aircraft. Four 500kg bombs were dropped killing 41 people and injuring 150. I visited the town twice to do gravehunting although I did not … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Memorials and Monuments, Military, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, United Kingdom, War, War Memorial, World War 2
Tagged Blitz, bomb, On this day, Reading, St Laurence, World War 2
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Striding out to Stroud (2)
Having left Painswick in the dust I was now in Stroud. My goals were many, I had planned a possible visit to the war memorial, St Laurence Church, a hobby shop and of course the local cemetery. It really depended … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Cheltenham, Churches and Cathedrals, CWGC, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Photowalks, United Kingdom, War Grave, War Memorial
Tagged Cemetery, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GWR, Painswick, St Laurence, Stroud, train
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