DAMAGED BY BOMBS
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL LINK WITH FAMOUS MEN WINDOWS SMASHED (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 10.30 a.m. RUGBY, Feb. 20. It is now revealed that the Southwark Cathedral in London was damaged in a recent air-raid. The cathedral is a church which has nearly 900 years’ tradition and a large number of literary associations. One of the stained-glass windows, which is reported to be undamaged, commemorates John Harvard, the founder of the American University who was baptized in the church. Widespread damage was done to stained-glass windows commemorating Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dr. Johnson, and other great figures associated with Southwark.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20486, 21 February 1941, Page 7
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