4. POSTAL SERVICES At Torquay the Head Office and Town Sub-Office suffered slight damage on 8th January. 5. GAS AND ELECTRICITY Gas Gas mains were damaged by H.E. bombs at Maplethorpe on 6th January, Guestling, Sussex on 9th January and Teignmouth on 10th January. Electricity Enemy bombing during 10th January caused a failure of the supply to Mablethorpe for 31/2 hours. A report has now been received that on 4th January a German plane which crashed into an overhead line giving supplies to Winchelsea Beach from Hastings caused failure of supply for 4 hours.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 3: North Midlands (Nottingham HQ) Region 7: South Western (Bristol HQ) Region 12: South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/24/4
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/24
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(43) 2
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000024.004
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Electricity Food Supplies Gas Homelessness Housing Postal Communications Rest Centres
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Lincolnshire Mablethorpe Sussex Teignmouth Torquay Winchelsea
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
