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The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln's proximity and partly to the RAF.

The medieval church was destroyed by bombs in World War II intended for Lincoln or the RAF base, but in this view we look north past the Horse and Jockey pub in a view little changed since 1960.

In 1995 members of the Royal Marine Band died here when the IRA bombed them during a parade.

The Victorian church was gutted in the 1941 blitz when its timber roof was destroyed by the incendiary bombs.

Basingstoke was bombed three times during the Second World War. Will the Austin A40 driver stop and buy some cigarettes from Hankin the tobacconist, the second shop on the left?

Repairs began, but when in 1942 they were almost complete, the hall was bombed and very badly damaged. In the 1950s the hall was rebuilt as near to the original design as possible.

The front of the hall still bears the scars of the night during World War Two when a bomb landed to the side of the War Memorial, destroying a static water tank into the bargain.

The factory was destroyed by bombing in 1940, and under the new bridge is a memorial to R J Mitchell. Until the 1930s flying boats left here for the Channel Islands.

It was damaged by a German bomb in an air raid on 14 May 1941, and demolished later in the Second World War.

During World War II British soldiers camped in the grounds, whilst the house was used by a London-based engineering company whose premises had been bombed.

On the right is the forecourt of the Congregational Church, which was rebuilt in 1955 following its destruction by a German bomb in 1940.

That edifice failed to survive the Second World War, having been wrecked by a V1 flying bomb in July 1944. Its owners then gave the park to the borough council.

During May 1941, Heswall was bombed, the school lost three classrooms and the headmaster's daughter and her fiancé were killed.

Inside is the Oval Hall, where up to 2,800 people can be seated for concerts.The front of the hall still bears the scars of the night during World War Two when a bomb landed to the side of the War

The original Jack Straw's Castle pub was destroyed by bombs during the Second World War; it was rebuilt in the early 1960s by the noted Classical architect Raymond Erith in Georgian Gothick

The road has now been truncated to allow for the building of the Barbican; the church survived severe Second World War bombing to stand in the way of the development, which was completed in the early 1980s

On the night of 14 November 1940, German bombs destroyed the ancient cathedral church of St Michael.

The medieval church was destroyed by bombs in World War II intended for Lincoln or the RAF base, but in this view we look north past the Horse and Jockey pub in a view little changed since 1960.

Tottington's unusual claim to fame is that it is one of the most northerly places to have suffered a hit from a German V1 flying bomb, or Doodlebug, during the Second World War.

Ten thousand buildings were destroyed, and seventy thousand more damaged by the bombing.

Ten thousand buildings were destroyed, and seventy thousand more damaged by the bombing.

The Ferry Inn has had a chequered history, having been bombed on 27 April 1941 when 42 people were killed. After being rebuilt in 1956, disaster again struck with a fire in 1965.

The lane just stops here, but not at the sea –beyond is an RAF bombing range. There are danger signs and red flags all over the place.

To the right are the trees of Thompson Park — it was fortunately among them that Burnley's only Second World War bomb fell.