Reading in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

WWII Bombing of Reading

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, August 6, 2023

1. WWII Bombing of Reading Marker

Inscription.
To honour the memory of those who lost their lives as a result of the bombs that fell in this area on 10 February 1943

Erected 2013.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 10, 1943.

Location. 51° 27.382′ N, 0° 58.183′ W. Memorial is in Reading, England, in Berkshire. It is on Friar Street. Plaque is on the wall of Blandy and Blandy’s solicitors, next to St Laurence’s Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Friar Street, Reading, England RG1 1DA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory Of Henry West (within shouting distance of this marker); You've Found Reading Abbey's Market Place (within shouting distance of this

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marker); The Hospitium (within shouting distance of this marker); Simeon Monument (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Men of Reading and Berkshire (about 120 meters away); Abbey Quarter (about 120 meters away); You've Found the Maiwand Lion (about 120 meters away); Old Reading (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reading.

Also see . . . The Day Reading Was Bombed: The People’s Pantry 75 years on.

Excerpt: "At tea-time on Wednesday 10 February 1943, a single Dornier bomber dropped four bombs across the centre of town. One demolished the building in Market Arcade on Friar Street housing the popular British Restaurant, the People’s Pantry, killing 29 of the 41 people who perished that day. Had it not been Wednesday, an early closing day, then casualties would have been even worse. The raid was one of around 20 air attacks on Reading during the War."

(Submitted on August 6, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, August 6, 2023

2. WWII Bombing of Reading Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.