▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ; ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ba ed ek er ▁ra ids ; ▁attacks ▁on ▁Bath , ▁Can ter bury , ▁Nor wich , ▁Ex eter , ▁and ▁York ▁using ▁Ba ed ek er ' s ▁series ▁of ▁tour ist ▁gu ides ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁Nor wich ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁targets ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" B a ed ek er ▁Bl itz ", ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Lü beck ▁by ▁the ▁R AF ▁earlier ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Haw - H aw ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁im min ent ▁destruction ▁of ▁Nor wich ' s ▁new ▁City ▁Hall ▁( comple ted ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ), ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁it ▁surv ived ▁un sc athed . ▁Sign ific ant ▁targets ▁hit ▁included ▁the ▁Morgan ' s ▁Bre wer y ▁building , ▁Cole man ' s ▁W inc arn is ▁works , ▁City ▁Station , ▁the ▁Mack int osh ▁ch oc olate ▁factory , ▁and ▁sho pping ▁areas ▁including ▁St ▁Stephen ' s ▁St ▁and ▁St ▁Bened ict ' s ▁St , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Bond ' s ▁department ▁store ▁( now ▁John ▁Lewis ) ▁and ▁C url ' s ▁department ▁store . ▁The ▁large ▁Har mer ' s ▁cl othing ▁factory ▁on ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁Street ▁received ▁a ▁direct ▁hit . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁intended ▁target ▁of ▁a ▁brief ▁V 2 ▁ro