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Leeds Blitz
WWII air raids on Leeds, England
The Leeds Blitz comprised nine air raids on the city of Leeds by the Nazi GermanLuftwaffe. The heaviest raid took place on the night of 14/15 March 1941, affecting the city centre, Beeston,[1]Bramley[2] and Armley.[1][3] The city was subjected to other raids during the Second World War, but they were relatively minor; only the March 1941 raid caused widespread damage, including to the city's museum and its artefacts.
Background
[edit]Leeds is a large city in the industrial heartland of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The county's largest city, much of the region's economic, administrative and industrial activities were centred on Leeds which was also an important rail hub. Many industrial manufacturers around the city such as Avro at RAF Yeadon (now Leeds Bradford Airport) which produced Lancaster bombers,[4]Kirkstall Forge,[5]Barnbow munitions works[6] and ROF Thorp Arch near Wetherby[7] adapted their output for war work providing likely raid targets. Leeds had taken precautions, including building many public air raid shelters and large water tanks to be used for fire-fighting in the event of incendiary devices being dropped.[8]
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Leeds Quarry Hill: Home overpowering home anon for famed site?
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victoria hurn[cheung]
I did not live in quarry hill ,we lived across the road in Saxton Gardens.We did not do over to quarry hill often ,I remember the fish and chip shop and the launderette.My main memory was the Nursery school.Ionly went the once ,once was enough.All I remember is standing on a milk crate up to a grubby sink in a dark smelly cloak room.There I was handed a bag of what seemed like the biggest coloured plastic spoons,and told to pick one.Then to my horror a giant bottle of CASTER OIL appeared and poured onto my spoon.Then I was told to swallow it,you can imagine my horror I as only 3years old.I just could not swollow it,I spite it out,my spoon was filled again.This time my nose was pinched my head held back and it was forced down my throat.I proceeded to throw up,Iwas then sent to sit in a corner to wait until my mum collected me.The next day my mum attempted to take me back, NO WAY ws I going back there.I kicked and screamed so much that my mum took me home,the nursery was never to be seen again by me.I laugh about it know but it really was not funny.No wonder the sight of any kind of oil fills my with fear.thank you for reading my little story.
Jean Kershaw
We moved from Kitson house after it was bombed to Neilson House. I remember