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Bombing of Cadburys in WW2

mikejee

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The factory was well camouflaged, and did not itself receive damage directly from bombs, but the canal bridge was hit sending the contents of a length of the canal into Bournville Lane, and from there into the factory. This resulted in a flood which did do some damage


The Bridge at Bournville Lane after the air raids of 1940..jpgCadbury workers clean up the damage from the air raids that hit Bournville in 1940..jpgCadbury workers clean up the damage from the air raids.jpg
 
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