War Bomb-Damaged Buildings

9.5mm film Black & White Silent c.1941 1:31

From: an image from the collection
Richmond Local Studies Collection
Category: Amateur
Theme: Wartime
Locations: Richmond
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Summary: A silent amateur film record showing wartime bomb damage in the Richmond area of London. The initial shots show a partly collapsed brick building and debris scattered on the street. This is followed by shots of men in khaki uniforms (possibly members of the home guard) marching in a yard. A man in a brash striped three-piece suit looks at a bomb destroyed building in town (possibly his premises). The film concludes with another view of a bombsite shot from a nearby upstairs window. This footage shows war damage to the Richmond Town Hall, Lichfield Gardens, and Eton Street.

From: an image from the collection
Richmond Local Studies Collection
Category: Amateur
Theme: Wartime
Locations: Richmond

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  • Alex Thomas wrote on March 3, 2024:
    1:03 shows damage to Richmond Hill Court (entrance to apartments 1-12 is on the right near the damaged gateway). This -…
  • Anon wrote on July 4, 2016:

 

 

 

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