B/W print; A view from inside the wreckage of Elmers End garage, looking across the debris from burnt-out buses by Topical Press, 19 Jul 1944

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Reference number	1998/35058
Description	A view from inside the wreckage of Elmers End garage, looking across the debris from burnt-out buses. Metalwork from the roof is exposed and, in the background, has collapsed and is hanging down to floor level. During an air raid the previous night, a V1 flying bomb had hit the main entrance of the garage and a fire had ensued.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	19 Jul 1944
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U35832
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Wartime
Completeness	58% 58% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Long interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 19 Jul 1944

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Elmers End garage, Bromley, SE25