Sujet

St Giles' Cripplegate, Fore Street, City and County of the City of London, GLA, 1941-1945. Creator: Charles William Prickett.

Légende

St Giles' Cripplegate, Fore Street, City and County of the City of London, Greater London Authority, 1941-1945. A view looking south-east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Giles' Cripplegate Church. St Giles' Church was badly damaged during the Blitz in 1941 and the immediate area around it was almost completely destroyed by bombing. The church was rebuilt in the 1950s and now stands at the centre of the Barbican Estate.

Date

1941

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21B21_371

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

95,4Mo (5,2Mo) / 56,4cm x 42,4cm / 6657 x 5007 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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