Prudential Assurance building, Queen Victoria Square
8 May 1941 · Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
View this record on the map →- Date
- 8 May 1941
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 16
- Location
- Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed site, building-level
What happened
A direct hit destroyed the boiler room in the basement, fracturing a gas main and turning the basement — in use as an air-raid shelter — into an inferno within fifteen minutes. Heat prevented rescue attempts for 48 hours.
Also worth knowing
The image of the building's tower left leaning alone among the ruins became the defining photograph of the Hull Blitz. It was demolished the next day.