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35 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, after bomb damage
RIBA51900
NOTES: The house designed by Robert Taylor was acquired and converted by the College of Estate Management in 1911. The building was bombed in 1941.
Queen Victoria Street, City of London, with the burnt-out shell of St Nicholas Cole Abbey in the background and the College of Arms on the left
RIBA51916
NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945. The College of Arms dates from 1671-1688.
Queen Victoria Street, City of London, with the burnt-out shell of St Nicholas Cole Abbey in the centre and the College of Arms on the left
RIBA51917
NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945. St Nicholas Cole was one of the first City churches to be designed by Wren and rebuilt in 1671-1678. Some restoration was undertaken in 1928-1931, but the church was completely gutted by incendiary bombs in May 1941. Reconstruction was undertaken by Arthur Bailey in 1961-1962, the church being rededicated in 1962. The College of Arms was built in 1671-1688.
St Paul's Cathedral and burnt-out shell of St Nicholas Cole Abbey, City of London, seen from a bomb site near the junction of Queen Victoria Street and Bread Street Hill
RIBA51919
NOTES: Wren completed St Nicholas Cole in 1678 and St Paul's Cathedral in 1711. A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.
Burnt-out shell of St Nicholas Cole Abbey, City of London, seen from a bombsite with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the background
RIBA51920
NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945. St Nicholas Cole was one of the first City churches to be designed by Wren and rebuilt in 1671-1678. Some restoration was undertaken in 1928-1931, but the church was completely gutted by incendiary bombs in May 1941. Reconstruction was undertaken by Arthur Bailey in 1961-1962, the church being rededicated in 1962.
Bombed area in the City of London with St Mary-le-Bow in the background
RIBA51922
NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.
St Paul's Cathedral and the war-damaged shell of the Chapter House, City of London, seen from a bomb site
RIBA51923
NOTES: Wren completed the Cathedral in 1711 and the Chapter House in 1714. Both suffered bomb damage during World War II and the shell of the Chapter House was restored by Godfrey Allen in 1957.
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London: the west end seen from a bomb site
RIBA51924
NOTES: St Paul's Cathedral was built between 1675 and 1711. A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.
Basement of a bombed building in the City of London with Christ Church Newgate Street on the left
RIBA51925
NOTES: A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.
Burnt-out shell of St Augustine's, Watling Street, City of London, with the tower of St Mary-le-Bow in the background
RIBA51927
NOTES: The church was completed by Wren in 1683. It was destroyed by bombing in 1941 but the tower was later restored and incorporated into the building for St Paul's Cathedral Choir School.
St Paul's Cathedral and the war-damaged shell of the Chapter House, City of London, seen from a bombsite
RIBA51928
NOTES: Wren completed the Cathedral in 1711 and the Chapter House in 1714. Both suffered bomb damage during World War II and the shell of the Chapter House was restored by Godfrey Allen in 1957.
St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, seen from a bombsite near the junction of Bread Street and Cheapside
RIBA51930
NOTES: St Paul's Cathedral was completed by Wren in 1711. A third of the City's buildings were destroyed by aerial attack between September 1940 and March 1945.