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St Michael's at Thorn was destroyed by bombs, so this is very much an archive photograph.

In 1940 a German bomb fell in the open area, Founder's Court, blowing out all the windows but doing no seri- ous structural damage.

The parish church lost its spire from bomb damage in the Second World War. This spire was itself a Victorian replacement for an old thatched one, now a picturesque ruin in the churchyard.

The early Saxon town was attacked several times by Danish raiders, was destroyed by the French in 1340 and 1690, and badly bombed during the Second World War.

The church was bombed in 1940, but has now been carefully restored.

St Giles Cripplegate Church survived severe Second World War bombing to stand in the centre of development which was completed in the early 1980s.

St Michael's at Thorn was destroyed by bombs, so this is very much an archive photograph.

The Bible Christian Chapel (centre) with the schoolroom beneath it was built in 1889 and bombed in August 1942.

Acomb was once a centre for the lead-mining industry. An old building dating from 1730 is still known as the barracks, a name said to derive from its use as a lodging house for lead miners.

The Bishop's Palace was bomb-damaged in the Second World War; this view shows the 1615 front long before it had to be rebuilt.

All Saints' Church in the distance survived bombing and post-war clearance, along with a thatched pub, the quaintly-named Barking Dickey, which later became a greengrocer and then a bank.

All Saints' Church in the distance survived bombing and post-war clearance, along with a thatched pub, the quaintly-named Barking Dickey, which later became a greengrocer and then a bank.

Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

Regarded as symbolic of British oppression, the statue was bombed away in 1937.

Originally founded for the training of school mistresses, the college was bombed and destroyed in the Second World War. The site is now occupied by Parkside School.

Now on the main road to the North Sea seaside resorts from Canterbury, Sturry was, along with Canterbury itself, bombed heavily during the Second World War. Much rebuilding has occurred since.

Following bombing during the Second World War, the familiar tower is today attached to a new church. The wall survives, but the lychgate has a new position.

A decade earlier the Isle of Wight had known the hostile use of air-power, being one of the first areas to be bombed during the Battle of Britain.

The tower is 110 feet high and, because of its prominent position, it was bombed in the Second World War. It was repaired in 1956-8.

Altogether, around twenty thousand Plymouth buildings were destroyed as a result of enemy bombing.

Altogether, around twenty thousand Plymouth buildings were destroyed as a result of enemy bombing.

The Bishop's Palace was bomb-damaged in the Second World War; this view shows the 1615 front long before it had to be rebuilt.

It is surprising to learn that the town was bombed repeatedly during the last war and an amazing 3% of the population were casualties.

Difficult though it is to believe when you see it, this delightful little church was restored in 1950 having been badly damaged by bombs during an air raid in 1940.