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Dennis Flanders
St Nicholas Cole Abbey and St Mary Somerset Church, London, The Blitz

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This drawing records the destruction that was endured by London during the Blitz. The building in the foreground is St Nicholas Cole Abbey, situated in the city of London. Whilst a church was recorded on this site from the twelfth century, this church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London so the remnants of the church that we see here is one that was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1666. As shown here the church then suffered substantial bomb damage from the German bombs during the London Blitz in the Second World War. On 1oth May 1941 London suffered its worst air raid during the entire Second World War, with 1,436 people killed and several major buildings destroyed or severely damaged. Among them was St Nicholas Cole Abbey. The church remained a shell until it was restored under Arthur Bailey and reconsecrated in 1962. In the background of the scene one can see the tower of the church St. Mary Somerset. Again, this church was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. However, the church was demolished in 1871 but by the instigation of the architect, Ewan Christian, the church tower was preserved. In this work you can see the remains of the eight Baroque pinnacles on the top of the tower. These were then completely taken down after the war due to the bomb damage that they sustained in the Blitz and then restored by the City Corporation in 1956.
  • Creator:
    Dennis Flanders (1915 - 1994, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)
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    London, GB
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    1stDibs: LU52412352972
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