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Chenies
Street Chambers |
 Camden Leisure & Community |
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Chenies
Street Chambers |
Camden Leisure & Community |
Chenies Street Chambers was bombed on 17th April, 1941. On the War Damage Map (Holborn Local Archives Library, Reference 72.61 V9) for the North St. Giles Ward, our building was marked dark red, which meant 'seriously damaged and doubtful if repairable.' By 1947, it had ceased to be a Ladies Residential Dwelling and had become a Council Building providing subsidized housing for people in Camden. Pat Futatsugi (then a child of 5) remembers moving to live in their Council flat (Number 18) in 1947.
Metropolitan Borough of Camden
Record of AIR RAID INCIDENTS
JN20/47D (Holborn Local Archives Library Reference)
PAGE 102
incident |
date & time |
reported |
location |
type of bomb ........................... |
casualties: killed injured trapped |
fire | mains and services damaged |
roads blocked |
unexploded bombs |
time of occurrence |
action already taken |
control
action. |
.......................Remarks...................... |
39 |
17/4/1941 |
Post 1 09:15 |
Junction |
1 incendiary |
_ _ _ |
FIRE |
_ | _ | _ | 02:56 |
Fire Brigade called |
Police advised |
Ladies Residential Chambers Building badly damaged by fire. One fire in Huntley Street junction Chenies Street. One fire in Chenies Street junction Huntley Street. |
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incident |
date & time |
reported |
location |
type of bomb .......................... |
casualties: killed injured trapped |
fire | mains and services damaged |
roads blocked |
unexploded bombs |
time of occurrence |
action already taken |
control
action. |
.......................Remarks...................... |
4 |
17/4/1941 |
Post 1 02:33 |
Victoria League Clug Malet Street also Warwickshire House and Torrington AveJ |
AE
1 HE |
19 15 50 |
FIRE |
electric cable |
Road blocked at site place & in Torrington Place, Malet Street behind Torrington Place and Keppel Street opened half width of road to traffic on 31/8/1941_ |
_ |
02:30 |
Police on spot |
Fire Brigade advised Rescue Porto Amulances & stretcher. Parties advised. Gas Co. advisiory Express. Report sent 2 ambulances, 4 stretchers (--?--) & 4 rescue Parties sent also 4 strecher Parties ex City. |
Building severely damaged & in dangerous condition. Empty premises No 72 Gower Street also Warwickshire House Shelter badly damaged by blast. Effect to property in Gower Street from Store Street to Torrington Place severe. About 500 homeless people.. |
incident |
date & time |
reported |
location |
type of bomb |
casualties: killed injured trapped |
fire | mains and services damaged |
roads blocked |
unexploded bombs |
time of occurrence |
action already taken |
control
action. |
.......................Remarks...................... |
51 |
17/4/1941 |
Post 1 |
Jewish Club 9/11 Alfred Place |
1 Parachute mine |
27 10 yes |
FIRE |
water
gas |
Alfred Place at position. Reopened to normal traffic working in 20/06/1941 | _ | 03:00 03:24 |
Police on spot |
PCasualty report Rescue Stretching and Ambulances. (---?---) Also 4 City Rescue Parties & 2 Hackney Strech Parties |
Rescue Parties from Hackney Finsbury or City in daily attendance also Bethnal Green. Building demolished completely. Copping (?) of Drill Hall dangerous. Severy damage to adjoining and opposite buildings. Blast damage to whole of Stroe Street property. 17/4/41 at 05:36, 35 persons reported as trapped, many fatal casualties. Incident reported as closed on 10/05.41, at 10:32 morning |
coming soon:
building bombed 17.04.1941 at 02:56 showing bomb damage to Chenies Street Chambers
used by kind permission of the
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