WEST END SUFFERS
night raids on london London, Sept. 17. The West End and Mayfair, which contain London's best known shopping streets. hotels and large private houses, suffered most in last night's raid on London. The sufferers included well known shops, some of which are closed. Others are carrying on behind empty, glassless windows. Among the streets which were damaged were Bond Street. Oxford Street, Bruton Street, Park Lane, Sackvile Row, Regent Street and Piccadilly. The Royal Arcade, Burlington Arcade, Burlington House. the headquarters of the Royal Academy, Burlington Gardens and two famous squares, Berkeley Square and Sloane Square, also suffered damage. Thus the Nazis' self-termed "reprisal raids" continue to strike at purely civil targets. The Peruvian legation. Cadogan Square, which was recently hit by eight incendiaries and seriously damaged by fire, has become unusable. It was necessary to demolish the upper part of the building. A bomb fell on a big house and killed four men working on the ground fioor. Thev were buried under the ruins. Five rescue workers speeding to their aid were injured when a bomb landed in a nearby street. It is feared that some people taking -shelter were buried when a high explosive bomb completely wrecked two shops. Mrs. Amy Noel, commandant of the Women 's Legion. Miss Aileen Cooper, senior company commnnder, and Miss Phyllis Phillips. senior company leader. were killed by a bomb on Sunday night when operating a mobile canteen in the London area. With the adaptability for which the Cockney spirit is renowned. every variety of communal , amusement is now resorted to by neighbours sheltering together while "they are overhead." and it is difficult for an onlooker to realise, in the words of a neutral observer, that the Germans fondly imagine they are terrorising these patient, cheerful, undaunted people.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1940, Page 7
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