25th Jan 2026 6:53AMI was living in Pegnall Street when this happened, I was only a very young girl and we lived at 34 pegnall street right at the end f the dead in end. We heard the blast and commotion from our house. It was quite surreal as a young child to have what was called “the mad bomber” attack so close to home. The church remained there for a time but was eventually demolished.

I used to walk past it daily on my way to the bus as a child it was hard to understand how a simple community church could be destroyed in such a senseless act. I heard other churches were affected but I only personally experienced Pegnall Street.

It’s had a lasting memory and I’m glad there are photos to show what happened as I’ve often talked about it and people thought it was an urban legend. Thank you for this page.