Sujet

New Street, Coventry, 1941. Creator: George Bernard Mason.

Légende

New Street, Coventry, 1941. The remains of 29 New Street, showing probable bomb damage. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in November 1940. The bombing left the nearby cathedral in ruins and destroyed much of the historic fabric of the city. Following the war, New Street was demolished.

Date

1941

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Notre référence

HRM21B16_043

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,7Mo (2,5Mo) / 32,2cm x 41,8cm / 3805 x 4932 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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