Charred pillars and memorial to Arthur Stephenson Rook at St Martin le Grand Church, Coney Street, York, Yorkshire, UK

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St Martin's was burned out, except for the south aisle and tower, in the second world war Baedeker raids. After the rebuilding, the church was re-hallowed in 1968, by the Archbishop of York, and serves as 'a shrine of remembrance for all who died in the two world wars, a chapel of peace and reconciliation between nations and between men'.

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Size: 3600px × 4800px
Location: Coney Street, York, Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Christine Strover / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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