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| Flying Bombs and Rockets : CR7 Thornton Heath Log |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Whitehall Road around number 21 and Colvin Road |
| 01/07/1944 |
| 07:35 |
| 8 houses demolished and 30 severely damaged. |
| 5 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Hazlemere Road Around number 87 |
| 01/07/1944 |
| 09:00 |
| Small fire in road caused by fractured gas main 10 houses demolished. The street today has been re-built in a similar style so the destruction in this area is hard to detect. |
| 3 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Nursery Road around number 21 and Zion Road |
| 01/07/1944 |
| 09:56 |
| 14 houses demolished and severe blast damage to surrounding property |
| 9 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Whitehorse Road |
| 02/07/1944 |
| 01:28 |
| Public wash houses demolished /4 houses partially destroyed and 40 business premises damaged/ |
| 0 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Highbury Avenue around number 9 |
| 02/07/1944 |
| 12:28 |
| 4 houses demolished and severe blast damage to surrounding property. |
| 3 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Chipstead Avenue around number 50 |
| 02/07/1944 |
| 12:56 |
| 15 houses demolished and severe blast damage to surrounding property including fire station. The road has been re-built with houses in a similar style to their pre-war neigbours so the damage is difficult to detect. |
| 1 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Woodville Road around number 58 and Grange Park Road |
| 03/07/1944 |
| 20:30 |
| 8 houses demolished |
| 6 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Melfort Road |
| 04/07/1944 |
| 11:06 |
| 5 houses demolished and 60 feet of railway track lifted and severe blast damage to surrounding property |
| 0 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Moffat Road around number 136 and Livingston Road |
| 04/07/1944 |
| 21:12 |
| 15 houses demolished and 40 severely damaged by blast |
| 8 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Curzon Road around number 8 |
| 05/07/1944 |
| 20:34 |
| 12 houses completely demolished and 200 severely damaged by blast. Damage extended over a radius of 1/2 mile.The houses at this point have been re-built in an identical style to their pre-war neighbours so the damage is difficult to detect. |
| 8 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Marion Road around number 10 |
| 11/07/1944 |
| 17:55 |
| Small fire under debris,12 houses demolished and severe blast damage to surrounding property. The whole of one end of the road on both sides has been cleared and replace with 1960's housing whilst at the other end Victorian terraces remain. |
| 5 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Grange Road around 337 |
| 12/07/1944 |
| 21:18 |
| 8 houses demolished and 40 suffered severe damage |
| 8 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Brigstock Road around number 73 |
| 16/07/1944 |
| 00:59 |
| 6 houses demolished and 20 badly damaged including fire station. A large areas has been cleared and is today occupied by a park/recreation ground. |
| 4 |
| v1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Sandfield gardens |
| 21/07/1944 |
| 02:10 |
| Small fire in debris and 30 houses severe damage V1 struck gardens at end of cul de sac |
| 0 |
| V1 |
| CR7 |
| Croydon |
| Thornton Heath |
| Recreation ground |
| 31/07/1944 |
| 15:01 |
| V1 on open ground 12 houses severe damage and 20 slight damage |
| 1 |
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