Canterbury Bombed (1940)

Unused / unissued material -
VS of rescue workers and clean up teams in rubble left after extensive bombing of Canterbury, Kent.
VS of slightly damaged Canterbury Cathedral. Damage is mainly confined to the stained glass windows. Two good GV shots of the windows.
More shots of damage to Canterbury after bombing raid.
(Neg.)
Old record suggests date as September 1940.
Amendment September 2021: A visitor to the site has informed us the most likely date is 11 October 1940.
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[@Grequierecafe]

June 1942, not 1940

[@fantasmagoracle]

My grandpa helped put a fire out in the highs treet when he was 6 after nearly being bombed in his house the night before!