War Bomb-Damaged Buildings
9.5mm film Black & White Silent c.1941 1:31
Summary: A silent amateur film record showing wartime bomb damage in the Richmond area of London. The initial shots show a partly collapsed brick building and debris scattered on the street. This is followed by shots of men in khaki uniforms (possibly members of the home guard) marching in a yard. A man in a brash striped three-piece suit looks at a bomb destroyed building in town (possibly his premises). The film concludes with another view of a bombsite shot from a nearby upstairs window. This footage shows war damage to the Richmond Town Hall, Lichfield Gardens, and Eton Street.
Title number: 636
LSA ID: LSA/837
Description: A silent amateur film record showing wartime bomb damage in the Richmond area of London. The initial shots show a partly collapsed brick building and debris scattered on the street. This is followed by shots of men in khaki uniforms (possibly members of the home guard) marching in a yard. A man in a brash striped three-piece suit looks at a bomb destroyed building in town (possibly his premises). The film concludes with another view of a bombsite shot from a nearby upstairs window. This footage shows war damage to the Richmond Town Hall, Lichfield Gardens, and Eton Street.
Keywords: Second World War (1939-1945); Air raid damage
Locations: United Kingdom; England; London; Richmond upon Thames; Richmond
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This - and the destruction of the lion statues at the gateway - is mentioned in the memoirs of then-resident, the famous war-time scientist Professor R V Jones.