The Three Night Blitz

A short documentary on the bombing of Swansea in World War Two.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• swansea
• three night blitz
• world war 2
• bombing
• blitz
• documentary

[stifyn]

Well made but I am afraid your facts are wrong in respect to St.Marys. The worst incident during the 3 night blitz was  Teilo Crescent Mayhill where 47 people were killed. There were no people sheltering in St, Marys and no casualties. There was a chapel not far from St. Marys on Goat Street (now Princess Way) where the basement was used as a shelter. All the people were evacuated before fire took hold. Rumours spread and persist to this day that a 100 perished in that chapel but it is false.

[88chrisb]

@stifyn Thanks for the correction. I've added an annotation. I forget where I gathered that bit of research from now. I recall getting a lot of contradicting accounts whilst looking into the damaged areas. There wasn't actually a lot of footage or pictures of the actual bombing - the only picture being the one in the background behind the titles. Shame really as it was one of the bigger bombings in WW2. Thanks for your feedback anyway!

[kieranhenshall]

Great vid, sweet quality. =)

[88chrisb]

thanks!

[JOCKATEO]

and mayhill still looks as if it still has been bomb today

[stifyn]

The photo you used at 2:58secs is of Goat St with the ruined synagogue to the right and the burnt out chapel to the left. Your photo at 2.12 is of Teilo Crescent I believe. My grandfather was an ARP and was searching through the rubble of Teilo Crescent when he came across the gruesome sight of a decapatated womans head and the severed arms of a child still wrapped around the mothers neck.

[947rich]

i live in mayhill