Memorial Rail Track Bristol

This broken rail track and memorial stone are located at the St Mary Redcliffe church. The inscription on the memorial stone reads:

"ON GOOD FRIDAY 11TH APRIL 1941 THIS TRAMLINE WAS THROWN OVER THE ADJOINING HOUSES BY A HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMB WHICH FELL ON REDCLIFFE HILL. IT IS LEFT TO REMIND US HOW NARROWY THE CHURCH ESCAPED DESTRUCTION IN THE WAR 1939-1945."

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: Flickr (1), Anthony (Sharky) Ward (2, 3, 4, 5)