Blitz on Cheshire

A selection of rare photographs documenting the second World War bomb damage sustained across the historic county of Cheshire

The cities of Britain suffered during the Blitz, but what about the counties? This book presents a selection of photographs showing the result of bombing attacks on Cheshire as the county was back the 1940s (alarger area including such towns as Stockport, Birkenhead and parts of Greater Manchester, as covered by the Cheshire Constabulary.) This rare collection of photographs were taken by a Cheshire police photographer, and offer a fascinating insight into the damage sustained in this area during this time. In many instances, German bombs were randomly dropped when bombers were returning from the major cities. Some were intentionally dropped on sites of heavy industry, such as Crewe Railway Works. Chester City escaped most of the heavy bombing, possibly because the so-called German Baedeker raids were eventually discontinued. However, as shown in this book, many of Cheshire's towns and villages did not escape, as painfully evidenced in these images.