Deller's Cafe, Bedford Street
4 May 1942 · Exeter, Devon
View this record on the map →- Date
- 4 May 1942
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- incendiary
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, landmark point
What happened
Deller's Cafe, a landmark galleried tea room and one of the best-known social venues in the city, was burnt out during the Baedeker raid.
Also worth knowing
Its loss is still cited as one of the most-mourned casualties of the Exeter Blitz — a reminder that what a city misses is not always what was most valuable.