Church Square, Basingstoke
16 August 1940 · Wider Hampshire, Hampshire
View this record on the map →- Date
- 16 August 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 10
- Location
- Wider Hampshire, Hampshire
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, landmark point
What happened
Basingstoke's largest raid struck the area around Church Square and Church Lane at about the time most people were leaving work. St Michael's Church was left with only one intact window and the Methodist church needed extensive restoration.
Also worth knowing
A motorcyclist was killed and a resident was shot by machine-gun fire during the same attack.