Title

St Paul's Cathedral, London, October 1947

Caption

St Paul's Cathedral, London, October 1947. Aerial view. In this photograph the cathedral still survives, but the widespread devastation caused by bombing during the Second World War is apparent in nearby streets. Some whole blocks have been destroyed and the remains of the bombed-out buildings can be seen.

Date

1947

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B06_004

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,8Mb) / 15,4in x 13,5in / 4634 x 4063 (300dpi)

Keywords

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