Bombing attacks: NE England.

[bill norman]

Anyone got any information on bombing attacks on ironworks at any of the following locations: Skinningrove, Saltburn, Loftus,
Warrenby or Redcar? All locations are in NE England.

[Brian Bines]

Home Office Key Points mention the following as affected by bombing :-

24/25-7-41 Skinningrove Iron Co Ltd Saltburn no details

7/8-9-41 Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd Saltburn-by-Sea no details

10/11-11-41 Skinningrove Iron Co Ltd Saltburn only slight damage

15/16-11-41 Dorman Long Iron and Steel works Redcar only slight damage

15/16-1-42 Skinningrove Iron Co Ltd Saltburn damage noted as more than slight

4/5-6-42 Water Main serving Dorman Long Iron and Steel works Redcar damaged time 0207 hrs

14/15-12-42 Gas supply to Welders shop at Dorman Long Iron and Steel Works Redcar stopped due to bombdamage at the Cleveland Works. Supply back on from other source on the 15th.

[Brian Bines]

A few more:-

6/7-5-41 Dorman Long & Co Ltd Redcar slight damage

11/12-9-41 Skinninggrove Iron Co Ltd Satlburn-by-Sea slight damage?

3/411-41 Dorman Long Iron and Steel Wks Redcar - damage not serious

[Brian Bines]

Some More:-

6/7-5-1941 South Durham Iron and Steel works Seaton-Carew slight damage

15/16-5-41 Dorman Long & Co Ltd damage slight? to Acklam Ironworks

21/22-10-1941 South Durham Iron and Steel Co Ltd Stockton-on-Tees damage to crane at Malleable Ironworks estimate 12 hours to repair.

6/7-7-42 Dorman Long and Co, Acklam IB's caused fire in pattern shop which burnt down, production not affected

7/8-7-1942 Dorman Long Brittania Works Middlesbrough minor damage

14/15-12-42 Dorman Long & Co Ltd Cleveland Iron and steel Works South Bank Middlesbrough 3 HE's at 2005 hrs caused extensive blast damage but not considered serious. Gas Main broken affecting supplies to the Redcar Plant

[bill norman]

Thank you, Brian.