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The bombed-out St George the Martyr with the cathedral in the background, Canterbury, Kent

RIBA Ref No RIBA48554
Artist/PhotographerGalwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityCanterbury
Subject Date1947
Image Date1947
ViewTopographical
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP498/188
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectCathedrals ; 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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