⭐Serious
Old Trafford Bombed — Manchester Blitz, December 1940
n/a (ground incident)
1940-12-23
On the nights of 22-23 and 23-24 December 1940 — the Manchester Blitz — Old Trafford cricket ground was hit by Luftwaffe high-explosive bombs aimed at the Trafford Park industrial complex nearby. The members' dining room and the groundsman's quarters were destroyed; most of the pavilion needed rebuilding. The ground had been requisitioned earlier as a Dunkirk transit camp and a supply depot, and Lancashire CCC effectively closed for the war, redirecting members' subscriptions to a war relief fund.
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