Canterbury After the Blitz, 1942-45

64 pp. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photos. Canterbury was raided on 31 May-1 June, 1942. Many houses, shops and notable buildings such as the Corn Exchange and City Market were destroyed in the raid, together with the bus depot, three churches and two schools. This photograph shows the windows of a Marks & Spencer store being boarded up after the raid. Canterbury was hit again two nights later and again on 6-7 June. In the three raids, 45 people were killed and a similar number injured. -IWM