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Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940

Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940


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Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940

The bombed out remains of Thurstons Billiard House on Leicester Square during the Blitz on London, WWII. The corner building was hit by a parachute mine at 3:30am on 16th October 1940. One of the player name plates being examined is that of the legendary British professional snooker and English billiards player Joe Davis (1901-1978). Thurstons was completely destroyed and several taxis parked outside were wrecked. Heavy debris fell into Panton Street, blocking it. Other name plates of top Billards players (pictured here) include: Horace Lindrum, Melbourne Inman, Walter Donaldson, Fred Davis and Sidney Smith. Date: 1940

Media ID 11561590

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Blitz Bomb Bombed Bombing Donaldson Fred Horace Inman Leicester Melbourne Picking Raid Ruin Shattered Sidney Signs Walter


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