Magheralave Road Lisburn Co. Antrim BT28 3NP
Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn, Co. Antrim was a new military establishment in Northern Ireland, opening in 1940 during the early years of the Second World War.
5th May 1941
On the night of 5th-6th May 1941, the Luftwaffe carried out one final raid over the city of Belfast, the last blow delivered to an already devastated city.
On 4th-5th May 1941, Belfast endured a night of prolonged intense Luftwaffe bombing as thousands of incendiary bombs fell in what became known as The Fire Raid.
On 5th May 1941, Belfast awoke to scenes of death and destruction in the aftermath of the Fire Raid of the Belfast Blitz; the heaviest raid on the city.
While the death toll in Belfast was lower than that caused by the Easter Raid, the Fire Raid of 4th-5th May 1941 brought devastation across much of the city.
Belfast
Glenravel Street in North Belfast once ran alongside Clifton House. In May 1941, Luftwaffe bombs fell in the area during the Fire Raid of the Belfast Blitz.
Glenravel Street Belfast
The Royal Ulster Constabulary Barracks on Glenravel Street took a direct hit from a Luftwaffe bomb in May 1941 resulting in the death of several officers.
Lonsdale Street off Crumlin Road in East Belfast was home to Eglington Street Public Elementary School, a military billet that sustained damage in the Blitz.
24-34 Lonsdale Street Belfast
During the Fire Raid of the Belfast Blitz, bombs hit Eglington Street Public Elementary School where members of No. 173 Company, The Pioneer Corps had billets.
The lower end of North Street, Belfast sustained heavy damage in the Fire Raid of the Belfast Blitz with buildings reduced to rubble and cleared away by 1942.
The lower end of Donegall Street, Belfast sustained heavy damage during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941 but the city's cathedral remained standing.
Waring Street was one of many streets in Belfast city centre that sustained heavy damage as the Luftwaffe dropped firebombs over the area in April and May 1941.
