Sheffield Cathedral, Campo Lane
12 December 1940 · Sheffield, South Yorkshire
View this record on the map →- Date
- 12 December 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed site (fixed, well-known landmark)
What happened
Bombs falling on Campo Lane and Vicar Lane demolished the west end of Sheffield Cathedral early in the first night of the Blitz, at around half past nine.
Casualty note
None reliably stated for this site.
Also worth knowing
Sheffield's war total was over 660 killed, more than 1,500 injured and 40,000 made homeless — city-wide figures across the whole campaign, not for this building.