The bombed-out St George the Martyr with the cathedral in the background, Canterbury, Kent
Artist/Photographer | Galwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Canterbury |
Subject Date | 1947 |
Image Date | 1947 |
View | Topographical |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP498/188 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cathedrals ; Bomb sites ; Churches ; Ruins ; Towers |
NOTES: Dating from Norman times, St George the Martyr was destroyed during the devastating bombing raid of Canterbury on 31st May to 1st June 1942. Although the fabric of the walls survived, it was eventually demolished save the tower which was rebuilt.
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