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Palace of Westminster and debris a093799SOUTHWARK, London. Bomb damage and demolition debris beside County Hall on Londons South Bank, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in the background. Photographed by John Gay
Coventry Cathedral BB98_06261COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, West Midlands. A view of the Cathedral taken from Pepper Lane. The Cathedral church is named for St Michael
St Brides Church, London 1941 BB69_02583FLEET STREET, London. St Brides Church was rebuilt to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London
Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940
Inner Temple Hall CXP01_01_154INNER TEMPLE, HALL, TEMPLE, CITY OF LONDON. A view of the Inner Temple Hall from Pump Court showing the building lying in ruins after severe bomb damage
No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - before BB42_00611No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Pre-bomb damage. Photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative
No 1 Dixs Field, Exeter - after BB42_00718No 1 Dixas Field, Exeter, Devon, 1942. Bomb damage photographed by Margaret Tomlinson (1905-'77) for the National Buildings Record. Silver gelatin glass plate negative
St Brides Church, London a61_02660ST BRIDES CHURCH, Fleet Street, London. Interior view. St Brides was rebuilt in 1671-8 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London
Bomb damage, Liverpool 1941 BB90_03807GREAT CHARLOTTE STREET, Liverpool. View of bomb damage and pedestrians going about their daily routines, May 1941
Coventry Cathedral EAW024986COVENTRY CATHEDRAL. The old Cathedral was destroyed by incendiary bombs on 14 November 1940, with only its spire and outer walls surviving
St Sidwells Church, Exeter 1942 BB42_03938EXETER, Devon.The remains of St Sidwells Church on Sidwell Street after bomb damage during the Exeter blitz, photographed by Margaret Tomlinson in 1942
Market Hall, Birmingham, 1941 a42 / 00726The High Street elevation of Market Hall showing damage caused by an incendiary attack. Bull Ring, Birmingham. Photographed by G B Mason for the National Buildings Record, 1941
Coventry 1941 a42_00337The bomb damaged front elevation of 4 Gosford Street, Coventry. Photographed by G B Mason, 1941. Oxo poster advertisement
Luftwaffe targets in Southampton LFT01_01_01Southampton Docks, City Of Southampton. This Luftwaffe index sheet dates between 1938 and March 1939
The Crescent Plymouth nbr_leica_vi_34_21The Crescent, Plymouth. A view from the east showing bomb damage to 15 The Crescent
St Andrews Plymouth nbr_leica_v_23_03St Andrews Church, Catherine Street, Plymouth. Interior view of the south aisle of St Andrews Church, showing bomb damage
St Pauls CXP01_01_087St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London
St Pauls CXP01_01_086St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view looking south-west across a bomb damaged landscape towards the Church of St Verdast-alias-Foster with St Pauls Cathedral beyond
St Pauls CXP01_01_085St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London
St Pauls CXP01_01_084St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view looking south-west across a bomb damaged landscape towards the Church of St Verdast-alias-Foster with St Pauls Cathedral beyond
St Mary-le-Bow CXP01_01_083St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London. A view looking south-east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Mary-le-Bow Church, with a corner of Goldsmiths Hall just visible on the right
St Mary-le-Bow CXP01_01_082St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London. A view looking north-east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Mary-le-Bow Church
St Mary-le-Bow CXP01_01_081St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London. A view looking east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Mary-le-Bow Church
St Giles Cripplegate CXP01_01_080St Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, City of London. A view looking south-east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Giles Cripplegate Church
St Mary Aldermanbury CXP01_01_090St Giles Cripplegate, Fore Street, City of London
St Lukes Church Liverpool a63_07033ST LUKES CHURCH, LEECE STREET, LIVERPOOL. A view from beneath the chancel arch looking west towards the tower in the bombed out ruins of St Lukes Church
Bomb damage, Exeter BB42_00712Exeter, Devon. A view looking towards the remains of the terrace of houses comprising numbers 25-36 Southernhay West showing bomb damage
Exeter bomb damage OP07079EXETER CATHEDRAL, Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon. View looking east towards Exeter Cathedral from the tower of St Mary Arches Church, showing an area of bomb damage following the bombing in 1942
Bomb damage, Exeter BB42_00707Exeter, Devon. Bomb damage on the north side of Bedford Circus looking towards Southernhay and the spire of Southernhay Congregational Church
Bomb damage, Exeter BB42_00706Exeter, Devon. A view looking east along the High Street from the roof of Dellers Cafe showing the burnt out Church of St Lawrence in the foreground
Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09006HIGHGATE ROAD, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands. Bomb damage photographed by James Nelson, 29th July 1942
Exeter Cathedral bomb damage BB42_00740EXETER CATHEDRAL, Devon. On the night of 3-4 May 1942 a bomb fell on the Chapel of St James in the south choir aisle of the cathedral, causing considerable damage to the late 13th-century fabric
Liverpool, 1946 EAW001911LIVERPOOL. Aerial view, 12th July 1946, showing the area around the five way junction of Duke Street, Hanover Street and Paradise Street (the former Sailors Home, now demolished)
St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, London. The cathedral in mist with the snow-covered ruins of a bomb damaged building in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1947
Bomb damage, London 1941 BL5947City of London. A figure stands amid destroyed and burnt-out buildings. The Brewers Hall in Aldermanbury was built in 1673 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London
Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09008LONG ACRE, Nechells, Birmingham, West Midlands. The rear of Long Acre and Crompton Road showing bomb damage which included a direct hit on a shelter. Photographed by James Nelson, 29th July 1942
Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09007LONG ACRE, Nechells, Birmingham, West Midlands. Bomb damage photographed by James Nelson, 29th July 1942. The bomb crater in the road broke through to the river below
Bomb damage, Birmingham 1942 OP09005HIGHGATE ROAD, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands. Bomb damage photographed by James Nelson, 29th July 1942
The Ring, Southwark 1941 B43_1259THE RING, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London. The Ring was originally the Surrey Chapel until it closed in 1881. It was then a boxing arena from 1910 and was destroyed during the Blitz
The Ring, Southwark a61_01218THE RING, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London. The Ring was originally the Surrey Chapel until it closed in 1881. It was then a boxing arena from 1910 and was destroyed during the Blitz
Bomb damaged church, Camden, London a44_00304Camden, London. A view of the bombed remains of the church of St John the Evangelist in Red Lion Square. It was consecrated in 1878 but was damaged by the blitz in 1941 and was later demolished
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