[London 1946 Bomb Damage 050.027]
Standard 8mm film Black & White Silent 1946 0:00
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Summary: London bomb damage in 1946
Title number: 20658
LSA ID: LSA/27216
Description: Shots of children on a beach with some donkeys and shots of the exterior of a church-possibly City of London(?). Shots of the Tower of London and Tower Bridge possibly from Byward Street . Shots of the London dock and more shots of the Tower of London. Shots of the ruins of a bombed building next to the Tower. Shots of a main street and shots of ruined looking buildings around Tower of London. Street scene of Regent Street approaching All Souls Portland Place. Shot of unknown building. Shot of St Pauls and surround bomb damaged area. Also features bomb damaged St Augustine Watling Street. Mots of the church was destroyed by Bomb damage but restored in 1954. Front shots of St Pauls with road traffic and buses. Shots of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from Embankment. Shots of river thames possibly towards London Bridge boats being tugged down the Thames and a steam boat's funnel being lowered.
Credits: Avril Murdoch (Filmmaker); Willie Murdoch (Filmmaker)
Keywords: WWII; London; Bomb damage
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