Title

'Mr. Churchill contemplates the ruins of the House of Commons, bombed in May 1941', 1941 Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Mr. Churchill contemplates the ruins of the House of Commons, bombed in May 1941', 1941 (1955). Incendiary bombs which fell on the nights of 10 and 11 May 1941 caused the greatest damage to the Palace of Westminster and the Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by fire. The Palace was damaged by air raids on fourteen different occasions during the war. From Churchill: The Man of the Century - A Pictorial Biography, edited by Neil Ferrier. [L.T.A. Robinson Limited, London, 1955]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1941

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C82_306

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67,3Mb (3,5Mb) / 14,9in x 17,5in / 4474 x 5256 (300dpi)

Keywords

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