LONDON AFTER A RECENT BLlTZ.—These pictures of damage done in London in a recent air raid arrived by air mail yesterday. ABOVE LEFT: The best-known clockm.the . world. Big Ben, with face and tower damaged. ABOVE MIDDLE: The famous “oranges and lemons ” bells of St. Clements destroyed. ABOVE RIGHT: The Old Bailey damaged by enemy action; the Sword of Justice still stands at the top of the tower. BELOW LEFT: Interior of the shell of the Queen s Hall. The organ and orchestra instruments were smashed to pieces. BELOW RIGHT: Exterior of the shell of the Church of St. Clement Danes after the raid.
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23349, 7 June 1941, Page 5
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103LONDON AFTER A RECENT BLlTZ.—These pictures of damage done in London in a recent air raid arrived by air mail yesterday. ABOVE LEFT: The best-known clockm.the . world. Big Ben, with face and tower damaged. ABOVE MIDDLE: The famous “oranges and lemons” bells of St. Clements destroyed. ABOVE RIGHT: The Old Bailey damaged by enemy action; the Sword of Justice still stands at the top of the tower. BELOW LEFT: Interior of the shell of the Queen s Hall. The organ and orchestra instruments were smashed to pieces. BELOW RIGHT: Exterior of the shell of the Church of St. Clement Danes after the raid. Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23349, 7 June 1941, Page 5
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