The astonishing interactive map that shows EVERY German bomb dropped on London during WW2 Blitz
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If you've ever wondered how close London’s landmarks came to being blown up in the Blitz, a new interactive map has the answer.
The Bomb Sight project allows people to zoom in on a map of the capital to see the damage inflicted during the heaviest period of bombing by German planes.
It was created by a collaboration between Dr Catherine Jones of the University of Portsmouth and the The National Archives, and funded by the charity JISC.
The site can tell people exactly when their area was hit, and even show photos from the period.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2243951/The-astonishing-interactive-map-EVERY-bomb-dropped-London-Blitz.html#ixzz2EMEIYipe
Interactive map here : http://bombsight.org/#15/51.5513/-0.3106
That's amazing. I was born 1943 in Wembley in an Edwardian house which was my grandmother's. When I was about 6 years old I was puzzled why two of the houses round the corner less than 100 yards away were different from the others in road / new. It was explained that the original houses were taken out by a V1 flying bomb / doodlebug. The bomb is identified on the map !
There is another link built into the BBC post on the subject which now seems to work too, wasn't earleir :
Bomb Sight: London Blitz interactive map created http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20637222
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At that time it was one of the most significant aerial landmarks in London. Numerous Christopher Wren churches suffered damage in the blitz. Many were rebuilt after the war but some survive only with their towers : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christopher_Wren_churches_in_London
I'm relatively local being only about 15 miles from Marble Arch but the the last time I went on a guided tour / walkabout down there it for was the famous "Jack the Ripper walk" which starts off at the Tower of London. 
of the irony of I live here, you don't, but you know more about it than me. I have often found that to be true with friends from other countries across the years.
