A nun in a black habit and veil in front of a bomb-damaged window, at the Convent of the Sacred Heart

Date:
24 Sep 1940
Location:
Convent Of The Sacred Heart, Roehampton Lane, Roehampton, Wandsworth, Greater London Authority
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Digby Stuart College, Roehampton Lane, Roehampton, Wandsworth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
MED01/01/0991
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.

The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Convent damaged by German bombs. Picture shows one of the nuns at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton, looking at one of the windows broken during a German air raid.”

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Content

This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited

Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley

Keywords

Nunnery, School, Bomb Damage, Second World War, Women's History, Christian Religion