Bomb sites

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945. The first Corn Exchange, open to the sky, was built in Mark Lane in 1747. It was partly rebuilt in 1827 and the New Exchange adjoining it was constructed in 1828. The old Exchange was again extended and roofed over in 1850 and William Barlow advised on the design of the iron rib roof. The two Exchanges were amalgamated in 1929 but suffered severe bomb damage in 1941. It was rebuilt on the site of the two former Exchanges and reopened in 1954. The Corn Exchange moved to the Baltic Exchange in 1987.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945. This church, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, dates from c.1450 with the tower being added in 1732. It was one of the few churches to escape the Great Fire of London in 1666, but was gutted during the Blitz by enemy action in 1941. It was designated a Grade I listed building in 1950 and was fully restored in 1954.

NOTES: The early medieval church was rebuilt in the Perpendicular Gothic style following a fire in 1545. The tower was erected in 1682-1684. The church was heavily restored and refaced in ragstone between 1884-1905. It suffered severe bomb damage in 1940, was later restored, and reopened in 1960.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.

NOTES: The church of 1634 was completely destroyed by the the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was rebuilt in Gothic style by Christopher Wren in 1685. The church was burnt out and partially destroyed in 1940 during the Blitz. It was fully demolished in 1965, apart from the Perpendicular tower which was designated a Grade II listed building in 1950.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945. This church, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, dates from c.1450 with the tower being added in 1732. It was one of the few churches to escape the Great Fire of London in 1666, but was gutted during the Blitz by enemy action in 1941. It was designated a Grade I listed building in 1950 and was fully restored in 1954.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.

NOTES: The original church, established in 675 as part of the Saxon abbey at Barking, was built on the site of a former Roman building. It was expanded and rebuilt several times between the 11th and 15th centuries. It was badly damaged by a nearby explosion in 1649 and narrowly escaped destruction by the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was restored in the late 19th century only to be gutted by bombing during the Blitz of 1940. It was extensively restored in the 1950s and rededicated in 1957.

NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.