A view looking east across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Mary-le-Bow Church

Date:
1941 - 1945
Location:
St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City and County of the City of London, Greater London Authority, EC4
Reference:
CXP01/01/081
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

St Mary-le-Bow was rebuilt by Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London in 1666. During the Second World War it was almost destroyed by bombing on 10th May 1941 with incendiary bombs causing a fire which sent the bells in its tower crashing down to the ground. The tower was left standing and restoration of the church began in 1956.

Content

This is part of the Series: CXP01/01 Charles Prickett Collection: Series of negatives; within the Collection: CXP01 Charles Prickett Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Prickett, Charles William

Keywords

Stuart Parish Church, Bomb Damage, Second World War