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Workmen on the site of a bomb-damaged building, Stour Street and Water Lane, Canterbury, Kent
Ministry of Works1942-06-18
Historic England
London, United Kingdom
The cathedral-city of Canterbury was targeted during the 'Baedeker' raids of spring 1942. On 1 June, seventy-seven bombers droped tons of high explosives and thousands of incendiaries on the city. Forty-three people were killed and hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed.
Historic England Archive OWS01/17/410
Details
- Title: Workmen on the site of a bomb-damaged building, Stour Street and Water Lane, Canterbury, Kent
- Creator: Ministry of Works
- Date Created: 1942-06-18
- Rights: Source: Historic England Archive
- Medium: Photographic paper print
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