AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVICE CLUB, NORWICH: LIFE AT THE CLUB AT THE BISHOP'S PALACE, NORFOLK, ENGLAND, UK, 1943 - American servicemen settle down for the night on the bunks provided for them at the American Red Cross Service Club in Norwich. The room in which the men sleep was previously the Bishop's private chapel, usable as a dormitory as it was unconsecrated. The bunks are stamped with the 'broad arrow' mark, indicating that they have been provided by the British government (the marks are not visible in the photograph). According to the original caption: "Clean sheets and pillow cases are pro
AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVICE CLUB, NORWICH: LIFE AT THE CLUB AT THE BISHOP'S PALACE, NORFOLK, ENGLAND, UK, 1943 - American servicemen settle down for the night on the bunks provided for them at the American Red Cross Service Club in Norwich. The room in which the men sleep was previously the Bishop's private chapel, usable as a dormitory as it was unconsecrated. The bunks are stamped with the 'broad arrow' mark, indicating that they have been provided by the British government (the marks are not visible in the photograph). According to the original caption: "Clean sheets and pillow cases are provided every night. A bed down costs eighteen pence. Chapel contains the grave of Elizabeth, daughter of a former Bishop, but no ghost walks"
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