Park Street & Bristol Museum, Clifton
24 November 1940 · Bristol, Bristol
View this record on the map →- Date
- 24 November 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- incendiary
- Location
- Bristol, Bristol
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, landmark point
What happened
During the same raid Park Street was severely burnt, with a contemporary journalist recording that every third shop was ablaze. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery on Queen's Road was hit, and the university district and Clifton Parish Church were damaged.
Also worth knowing
No separate casualty figure is published for Park Street. The 207 dead recorded for the night of 24 November are a city-wide total and are not broken down by street.