Title

27-28 Greyfriars Lane, Coventry, Coventry, Coventry, 1941. Creator: George Bernard Mason.

Caption

27-28 Greyfriars Lane, Coventry, Coventry, Coventry, 1941. The front elevation of 27 and 28 Greyfriars Lane and the access to Court 6, showing evidence of bomb damage. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in 1940. In this photograph it's possible to see part of the timber framed south end of Ford's Hospital which, despite suffering a direct hit was restored in 1953. Number 27 & 28 Greyfriars Lane also suffered serious damage and was demolished. The site is now occupied by retirement flats.

Date

1941

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM21B16_060

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69,8Mb (4,3Mb) / 14,5in x 18,7in / 4347 x 5612 (300dpi)

Keywords

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