Sujet

Christ Church, New Union Street, Coventry, 1941. Creator: George Bernard Mason.

Légende

Christ Church, New Union Street, Coventry, 1941. A view looking north west across the nave and north aisle in Christ Church, showing the results of bomb damage. During the Second World War Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids. The body of Christ Church was severely damaged by a bombing raid on the 10th April 1941. Today only the steeple survives.

Date

1941

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Notre référence

HRM21B16_034

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

70,7Mo (2,2Mo) / 37,5cm x 47,3cm / 4424 x 5586 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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