World War 2 Air Raid Damage in Batley: Part 6 – Q to T

In my post Batley’s First Air Raid – The Night of 12/13 December 1940, I wrote about the areas of Batley hit.

Since then I have pinpointed many of the affected buildings, houses and addresses, including a general summary of the damage inflicted on each property.

This is the sixth post with these details so you can identify if your home was part of this event in our local history; or if a home associated with your family history was affected. It covers street names starting with the letters Q to T. [Note for Prospect Terrace, Towngate Road see O to P, here.]

One note of caution, although many house numbers remain unchanged from that period, some may have undergone re-numbering in the intervening years. The numbers here are as they were during the war, not as they are today. Other houses have long gone.

Also, though hundreds of addresses are listed, I am aware from my earlier research that this is not the complete inventory – there are areas of Batley hit that night which are missing from the list.

Some final points to be aware of. I have detailed the information exactly as it was written, so the damage inventory columns are not consistent. For example ceiling damage sometimes comes under ‘contents’, at others under the ‘generally’ heading. 

It is also clear this is not the complete story of damage inflicted. I am aware some buildings did suffer substantially more than is listed for them in the space-limited columns – for example gable ends needing rebuilding as a result of the air raid. 

And, to my mind, the list of contents ruined does appear suspiciously light. For example it is hard to believe that crockery and furniture in the majority of houses was undamaged given the structural damage listed. Again has space played a part? There are exceptions – in one detailed entry for an address in another post, although the contents were not listed in the space provided, they were an add-on insertion at the top of the page. It is hard to believe that contents in the majority of entries for other houses suffered no similar damage. I believe it is likely that individual household forms were completed initially and the information then collated and condensed on one form covering all addresses, meaning layers of detail being missed in this overall summary.

Anyway, good luck with locating your home. Don’t forget to scroll across the table to get the full details – there are columns detailing the property description, address, and an indication of the extent of damage (i.e. roof, walls, floors, contents and general damage). And do check my website as I continue to add more posts listing affected houses.

Description1AddressRoofWallsFloorsContentsGenerally
3A Queen StreetWindow
57 Queen StreetWindows
60 Richmond StreetWindows
18 Snowden StreetWindow
48 Snowden StreetWindow
3 South Bank RoadWindow
HouseStaincliffe HallWindows
Staincliffe Hall FarmWindows
Staincliffe Liberal ClubWindows
1 Suffolk StreetCeilingsWindows
3 Suffolk StreetCeilings
5 Suffolk StreetCeilings
17 Suffolk StreetWindow
19 Suffolk StreetCeiling
21 Suffolk StreetCeilingsWindow
23 Suffolk StreetCeilingWindow
27 Suffolk StreetWindow
29 Suffolk StreetWindow
31 Suffolk StreetCeiling
33 Suffolk StreetWindow
35 Suffolk StreetWindow
21 Talbot StreetWindow
34 Talbot StreetWindow
38 Talbot StreetWindow
43 Talbot StreetLockWindow
47 Talbot StreetWindow
49 Talbot StreetLockWindow
53 Talbot StreetWindows
55 Talbot StreetWindows
59 Talbot StreetWindows & Frames
61 Talbot StreetWindows
63 Talbot StreetWindows
65 Talbot StreetWindows
67 Talbot StreetWindows
68 Talbot StreetWindow
69 Talbot StreetWindows
70 Talbot StreetWindow
71 Talbot StreetWindows
74 Talbot StreetWindow
75 Talbot StreetWindows
78 Talbot StreetWindow
1 Court 1 Talbot StreetWindow
14, Yard 1, Taylor StreetWindow
44 Taylor StreetWindow
48 Taylor StreetWindow
50 Taylor StreetWindow
58 Taylor StreetWindow
67 Taylor StreetCeilings
72 Taylor StreetWindow
74 Taylor StreetWindow
78 Taylor StreetWindows
91 Taylor StreetWindow
93 Taylor StreetWindow
95 Taylor StreetWindow & Frame
97 Taylor StreetWindow
99 Taylor StreetWindows
109 Taylor StreetWindows
111 Taylor StreetWindows
113 Taylor StreetWindows
115 Taylor StreetWindows
117 Taylor StreetWindows
119 Taylor StreetWindows
121 Taylor StreetWindows
123 Taylor StreetWindows
125 Taylor StreetCeilingWindows
127 Taylor StreetWindow
129 Taylor StreetPlasterWindow Frames
135 Taylor StreetWindows
137 Taylor StreetWindows
141 Taylor StreetWindow
143 Taylor StreetWindows
145 Taylor StreetCeilingWindow & Frame
147 Taylor StreetWindow
149 Taylor StreetPlasterWindow & Frame
151 Taylor StreetWindows
153 Taylor StreetCeilingWindows
155 Taylor StreetFireplaceLock: Windows
157 Taylor StreetLocks: Windows
159 Taylor StreetCeilingWindows
161 Taylor StreetLock: Windows
163 Taylor StreetWindows
165 Taylor StreetWindows
167 Taylor StreetWindows
169 Taylor StreetMany SlatesWindows: Lock
171 Taylor StreetPlasterWindows
173 Taylor StreetWindows & Frame
175 Taylor StreetWindows & Frame
177 Taylor StreetRidge TilesWindows
179 Taylor StreetMany SlatesLock: Windows: Garden Wall
181 Taylor StreetCeilingLocks: Windows
183 Taylor StreetMany SlatesWindow
185 Taylor StreetWindow
187 Taylor StreetWindow & Frame
189 Taylor StreetTenant Away – Entry Impossible – Slight Damage OnlyWindow
191 Taylor StreetMany SlatesLock: Windows
193 Taylor StreetWindows
195 Taylor StreetWindow
197 Taylor StreetMany SlatesCeilingsLock: Windows
199 Taylor StreetMany SlatesCeilingsLocks: Door: Windows
201 Taylor StreetRetaining BeamCeilingWindow
203 Taylor StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindows
205 Taylor StreetMany SlatesLocks: Windows & Frame, Greenhouse
207 Taylor StreetCeilingWindows
209 Taylor StreetWindows
211 Taylor StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindows & Frame
39 Royd Holme, Towngate RdWindow
43 Towngate RdCeiling: LockWindows
15 Town St, Batley CarrWindow
20 Trafalgar Street3 SlatesWindow
22 Trafalgar StreetWindow
24 Trafalgar Street12 SlatesWindows
26 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingsWindows
28 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesWindows
30 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingsLead Flashing & Windows
32 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindows
34 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindows
36 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingsWindows
38 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindow Frame
40 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesMullionLockWindow Frame & Windows
42 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesMullionDoorWindows
44 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesWindows
46 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesWindows
48 Trafalgar StreetWindows
50 Trafalgar StreetWindows
52 Trafalgar StreetLocksWindows
54 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingsWindows
56 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingsWindows
58 Trafalgar Street20 SlatesDoor FrameWindows
60 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindows
62 Trafalgar StreetMany SlatesCeilingWindows
Empty House Trafalgar StMany SlatesWindows
New House Trafalgar StMany SlatesWindows & Frames
Data extracted from West Yorkshire Archive Services Ref KMT1/Box42/TB227 – This is only a portion of the information contained. I have not included owners, occupiers, rateable value etc.

For Part 1 – A to B see here.
For Part 2 – C to F see here.
For Part 3 – G to J see here.
For Part 4 – K to N see here.
For Part 5 – O to P see here.
For Part 7 – U to Z see here.


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Footnotes:
1. In this section of the list the ‘Description’ column is largely blank. The implication is these are houses, not business premises.