After the 1916 Zeppelin Raid

Category

Library Item

Item no

30665

Title

After the 1916 Zeppelin Raid

Description

Image taken from The Evening Dispatch, Friday April 8th 1938. The image is captioned, 'Some of the damage done in Marshall Street by another bomb. This was the most seriously affected place, lives being lost.'

Date

1916

Size

14.0 x 18.4 cm

Type

Press cutting

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This press cutting shows a bombed tenement at Marshall Street. Edinburgh's only air raid during World War One took place on April 2nd 1916, a Sunday. The Zeppelin raid passed over much of Edinburgh and Leith, with reported damage occurring at George Watson's College, Hadden Court, Lauriston Place, the Grassmarket and most significantly, Marshall Street where lives were lost.

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Homes > Derelict buildings and excavation sites > Disrepair (homes)

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Southside

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh