Comments on: 61-67 Warrington Crescent, 8 March 1918

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:47:25 +0000

Thanks, Robert. Interesting, and sad, to find an Australian connection.

By: Robert Marks

Robert Marks — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:00:08 +0000

My great-grandfather, Magnus Goldring, was killed at No. 62 on March 7, 1918, where he had returned from Sydney to be closer to his three sons serving on the Western front. Ironically, two of them had been wounded in the Dardanelles but survived Gallipoli and the Western front while their father (and an uncle of theirs he was staying with) died in W9 from German fire. His mother had died at No. 62 six years earlier. See http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/27471694 and http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15388474

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:13:28 +0000

Being able to see into people's homes like that was something that was often commented on after air raids -- there was an almost voyeuristic compulsion which some felt to be shameful.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:18:40 +0000

There is no blue plaque for her there. It would sure be nice to see one for her though! The mock tudor homes are the replacement homes on the site. I live on the street and have never seen this picture. It's fascinating to see the pictures still hanging on the walls... The figure in the middle is interesting.

By: Military History Carnival 22 - Thompson-Werk

Military History Carnival 22 - Thompson-Werk — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:36:59 +0000

[...] Airminded examines the German bombing of Warrington Crescent, highlighting the effects of the attack on both property and social memory. [...]

By: Brett Holman

Brett Holman — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:08:51 +0000

That looks like the spot, Jakob (although the map in the post implies that a house on the other side of the road was destroyed as well). Can't find a mention of a blue plaque for this event, but Warrington Crescent has one for David Ben-Gurion and another for Alan Turing, so there'll be something to see!

By: Erik Lund

Erik Lund — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:13:22 +0000

Jakob, Jakob. You innocent young folks. That's just what MacDonald and the Bolshies _want_ you to think.

By: Jakob

Jakob — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:58:11 +0000

That's just down the road from the studios where the BBC symphony chorus rehearses; I may have to go and have a look to see if there's a plaque. A quick look on google streetview shows a block of mock tudor houses amongst the victorian houses, which I guess is where the damaged houses were pulled down; the ones on the other side of the road appear to be all original, so they must all have been repaired.