Upper Broomgrove Road, Hastings

Upper Broomgrove Road, Hastings

On Wednesday 9th October 1940, German planes dropped twenty high explosive bombs across Ore and Hastings. Canute Road, Offa Road, Martineau Lane, Broomgrove Road, Fellows Road and Pine Avenue were all hit. Two people were killed and eleven others injured, three seriously.

Margaret Cleverly, aged 18 was killed in her home at 7 Upper Broomgrove Road.

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