The material damage caused was extensive, particularly in the central commercial part of the city, where numerous fires were started. The Marples was not the only pub in the centre of Sheffield that was destroyed that night. Bomb damage near Causewayend Church. own and if they were thought to be hanging around the fence, they were told to At a quarter to midnight on the 12th a bomb had penetrated the building before exploding in the middle of the store, above the ground floor. I was about 11 years old and it was a tradition for our family to go out for Sunday tea, to my parents friends in Rotherham. building had been hit, the building had collapsed and where it had stood was a hospital (50 507 in London). later researching this actually opens up my mind to the whole trauma of her It re-opened in 1959 and was for the first time officially known as Marples. They were the daughters ", At the end of the  1950's , a full nineteen years after it was Australian troops replace Indians in the Desert. Additional information: Son of George Alfred Carpenter, of Ormonde Gardens, Your email address will not be published. Two nights later, the bombers returned. Ethel Beardshaw and Lilian Shooter were sisters. steel worker. war. Husband of Elsie Victoria Burgess, of 196 Bradway Road. Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority: SHEFFIELD, COUNTY BOROUGH, And in May 2014 I received this e-mail from a descendent of someone who Name: CARPENTER, GEORGE FREDERICK WILLIAM Sometimes it was many months before the fate of those “missing” was discovered. Sheffield History Forum  with additional information, "My grandfather was the Richard William Redding referred As part of the Führer's War Directive No. This time the industrial east of the city was hit - Attercliffe, Grimesthorpe and Burngreave in particular. He quickly climbed into the loft kicked the burning bomb through the bedroom ceiling, put out the flames in the roof and clambered down to tackle the bomb which had set the bed on fire. Modes department store which received a direct hit on that Thursday evening. by the Sheffield Telegraph in 1948. Another raid on Newcastle came on 15 August 1940, when German bombers flew from bases in Norway and Denmark (heading for airfields). My Standing on the corner of Fitzalan Square and High Street, William Reading a Corporation Inspector The Additional information: of 16 Machon Bank Road. rooms, bars and lounges with a network of cellars - it was thought of as a solid The Marples Hotel in Sheffield which was bombed 12 December 1940. explosion and 70 died as a result of the injuries they received. It also helps A - Z of Sheffield Public Houses - Michael Liversidge, The Sheffield Blitz was reported in The have been in the smaller bottling cellar that had a stronger ceiling. It was really only a question of time before before the Luftwaffe turned their attention to the steel making centre in the north of England. I do remember she had said there was no body only the tags and My grandfather decided to leave the hotel and try and get home to his wife and 7 children in Crookes, leaving his friend behind. were taken down into the cellars to receive attention for their injuries. John Marples, of Endcliffe Edge, who died on 19th August 1908 was buried in the Anglican part of the building, " I have just discovered your website whilst completing some research on Sheffield, the birthplace of my father. She was 26 Electricity was not so badly affected, but the water distribution system in three of the city’s zones of supply suffered considerable damage, and it has been necessary to supply them from carts. I have a specific memory of the second night of the Sheffield bombing. Only then was he satisfied that he could return to us in the shelter, which he did with the news our home was safe but with a gaping hole in the roof, which we had for many months – it being war time there was neither the manpower nor materials to have it repaired. Sometimes there were kids in town on the their How they could hardly breathe for smoke and dust...how heard of again. Died 12/12/1940 Aged 46 German planes had been seen over the city since August, most making reconnaissance flights, although there had been the occasional bomb as well. I understand my grandfather was extremely shocked and unwell after the event and most upset about losing his friend. Date of Death: 12/12/1940 who was in the nearby Fitzalan Square transport offices at the time recalls, "When I rushed outside I saw that the Marples Possibly but I Just one of several memories recorded by the BBC on the 70th anniversary. By the late 1880s it was known as Market Street Wine Vaults. died in 1984. My grandfather took shelter in the Marples hotel during the blitz in December 1940 with a friend whilst on his way home. The The last substantial raid on Newcastle came on 29 December 1941 with nine people killed in the Byker area. Mart were not strengthened. In the have descendents, one of which, a grandson, I have war, Joe was unable to travel from Hull and so that match was postponed, The Marples was not the only pub in the centre of Sheffield that was walked away unaided from the scene and were never heard of again" was a man Died at Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square. 36 of Ecclesall Road, was from the Sheffield area.