Bomb damage to Ford's Hospital, Greyfriars Lane, Coventry, 1941. Creator: George Bernard Mason.

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Bomb damage to Ford's Hospital, Greyfriars Lane, Coventry, 1941. On the night of 14 October 1940, the 16th century building received a direct hit from a German bomb, leaving the warden, a nurse and six elderly residents dead. The site was rebuilt in 1951-1953.

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Size: 4938px × 3830px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,West Midlands,Coventry,Coventry
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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