Four black and white negatives taken by the Ministry of Works for the War Damage Commission showing damage to the rear elevation and external steps of the house at 55 Cologne Road, Clapham Junction. The War Damage Commission was set up under the War Damage Act of 1941 to assess and pay compensation for damage to land, buildings and machinery throughout the UK. A number of high explosive bombs fell close to Cologne Road in during the Second World War. The Ministry of Work was the Government department tasked by the 'Temporary Housing Act 1944/45' with alleviating the acute housing shortages in the immediate postwar years. The original Ministry of Works storage envelope lists the operator as “L".
This is part of the Sub Series: PSA01/04/H Housing; within the Series: PSA01/04 Negatives; within the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency
Source: Historic England Archive
Steps, Victorian House, Victorian Terraced House, Victorian Terrace, Derelict Or Ruin, Bomb Damage, Second World War
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