ue . ▁The ▁Royal ▁United ▁Hospital ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁West on ▁sub urb , ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁between ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 5   A pril ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 7   A pril ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Bath ▁suffered ▁three ▁air ▁ra ids ▁in ▁repr is al ▁for ▁R AF ▁ra ids ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁cities ▁of ▁Lü beck ▁and ▁Rost ock , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁campaign ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ba ed ek er ▁Bl itz . ▁Over ▁ 4 0 0   people ▁were ▁killed , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0   build ings ▁were ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed . ▁H ouses ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁C res cent , ▁Circ us ▁and ▁Par agon ▁were ▁bur nt ▁out ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Assembly ▁Ro oms , ▁while ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Queen ▁Square ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁A ▁post war ▁review ▁of ▁in ade qu ate ▁housing ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁clear ance ▁and ▁re development ▁of ▁large ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁a ▁post war ▁style , ▁often ▁at ▁variance ▁with ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁nearby ▁villages ▁of ▁Com be ▁Down , ▁T wer ton ▁and ▁West on ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Bath ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁further ▁housing , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁council