Photography — 1940-12-29
City bomb damage Moorgate Underground Station
One of the heaviest night attacks of the Blitz on London was on 29 December 1940. In Moorgate Underground station, countless incendiary bombs caused fires to rage. Strong winds intensified the fires and temperatures soared above 1,000° Fahrenheit (538C) causing railway track to warp and supporting beams to give way. Pools of molten metal and glass formed on remaining platforms. Almost every building in the Barbican and Moorgate area was destroyed that night, and 12 firemen were killed.
The following morning Police Constables Arthur Cross and Fred Tibbs photographed the destruction. All City stations except Liverpool Street were closed. Notices read 'due to enemy action trains will be subject to delay'.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- IN6845
- Object name:
- City bomb damage Moorgate Underground Station
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Cross, Arthur, Tibbs, Fred
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- Production date:
- 1940-12-29
- Material:
paper, silver salts
- Measurements/duration:
- H 165 mm, L 218 mm (paper), H 153 mm, L 206 mm (image size)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
City of London Police
- Image credit:
By Kind Permission of the Commissioner or the City of London Police
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- License this image:
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