This is an eye-witness account and should not be treated as a definitive record.

Shaws Corner, 1940, 1st or 2nd Sunday in August, approx 1 pm
A bomb fell outside The Foresters Pub (now called The Hatch) possibly killing 4 men.
A second bomb fell in St. Mary's Cemetary.

Holmesdale Road Cottages which backed onto the Railway Line near Reigate Station were demolished during a night raid as was Mr Holmes, the vet's house in Warren Road.

St. Albans Road cul de sac - a time bomb was dug up by the Royal Engineers.

West Street near the junction with London Road a time bomb was removed by the Royal Engineers. A loan raider bombed Charlwoods the Bakers at approximately 11.30 am in October 1940 or 41.

Cliftons Lane, a bomb fell in the grounds of Fairhall - a (large house).

Merstham, Easter 1941, Wells Nursery and South Merstham Church were destroyed during a night raid.

Reigate Hill a bomb fell in allotments on the west side of Reigate Hill above Brokes Road during a night raid.

Evesham Road - a small bomb fell on the junction between Evesham Road and West Street during a night raid.

A large number of incendiary bombs fell in the Colley Lane area between the A25 and North Downs during the Blitz.

An unexploded AA shell fell in the Market Square (outside Old Town Hall) killing Doug Jordan who was waiting for a bus by La Trobes shop during the evening.

Flying Bombs (Doodlebugs) 1944

The first flying bomb to fall in the Borough was on June 16th at Sanders Estate at Buckland at approximately 10 am, this was the first real day of the battle.

Earlswood Road, Redhill - exact location unknown but there was a lot of damage and many casualties.

Reigate Hill, on the East side opposite The Rock a house was demolished during mid afternoon.

The Clears, Sheep Walk - the sheds of the Hearthstone Quarry were destroyed, there were no casualties this happened during the early hours of the morning.

Corner of St Albans Road and Brokes Road a house took a direct hit during the early hours of the morning.

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BVP would be interested to hear from anybody who has war time stories of Reigate or Redhill - email us at info@b-v-p.co.uk

The second world war years at Reigate Priory are covered in the video "Reigate Priory 1921 - 1948".

See also 2nd World War Reigate, "Our Battle of Britain, Redhill" , 2nd World War Memories, and "Reigate Caves during the 2nd World War".