ENEMY AIR RAIDERS
ACTIVITY OVER BRITAIN DAMAGE AND CASUALTIES (Rec. 0.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. i Enemy activity over Britain last night was heavier than on the previous night, says an Air Ministry communique. Bombs were dropped mainly round the coast in the north-west, the east, and the south-east. Some damage and casualties were caused and a number were rendered homeless at a place in the south-east. At least one raider was destroyed, •
The Inner and Middle Temples, the historic homes of barristers and lawyers, are among the latest of London’s treasures shattered or set on fire. In a recent raid half the Temple buildings were destroyed, but the greatest loss was the Temple Church, built in 1185, which is now a charred shell. It has been described as the finest Norman church in Europe. Registers and valuable records had been removed, including a gold cup whidh lawyers had presented to James I. whose charter gave them The freehold of the Temple outside the church. The tomb of Oliver Goldsmith was half buried and the inscription written by Dr Johnson was destroyed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24620, 30 May 1941, Page 4
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