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Gallery – War Damage in the Temple

Firefighters spraying a burning building with water — Firefighting during the Blitz © Inner Temple Library

Damaged buildings in Middle Temple Lane and Paper Buildings — Middle Temple Lane (extreme left) and Paper Buildings (right) © Inner Temple Library

Wren's Cloisters destroyed — Wren’s Cloisters © Inner Temple Library

Building above Cloisters destroyed — Cloisters © Inner Temple Library

View through an archway into Pump Court with the buildings destroyed — Pump Court © Inner Temple Library

View of Temple Church through some trees — The gutted Temple Church © Inner Temple Library

The damaged Round of Temple Church — The Round © Inner Temple Library

The Round interior with debris from the church on the floor — The Round Interior © Inner Temple Library

A Knight Templar laying on the ground after the raid — A Knight Templar after the raid © Inner Temple Library

View through the gateway to the Master's house — The Master’s House © Inner Temple Library

Goldsmith's Tomb under rubble and the Master's House behind — Goldsmith’s Tomb under rubble and the Master’s House © Inner Temple Library

Goldsmith's tomb surrounded by rubble — Goldsmith’s Tomb © Inner Temple Library

Debris in the Temple, with a tree in the foreground and destroyed buildings behind — Debris in the Temple © Inner Temple Library

View of Elm Court — Elm Court © Inner Temple Library

Inner Temple Hall destroyed with two ladies talking against a fence — Inner Temple Hall © Inner Temple Library

Man in Inner Temple Garden showing tomato plants to men in suits and a man in uniform — Growing Tomatoes in Inner Temple Garden © Inner Temple Library

Tea Break Outside the Inner Temple Library © Inner Temple Library

Church army van parked outside the destroyed Inner Temple Library serving tea to workmen — Tea Break Outside Inner Temple Hall © Inner Temple Library

Men and women being served tea from the back of a van outside Inner Temple Hall — Tea Break Outside Inner Temple Hall © Inner Temple Library

Car surrounded by destroyed buildings and rubble — Crown Office Row and Harcourt Buildings © Inner Temple Library

Men walking over rubble surrounded by destroyed buildings — Crown Office Row and Harcourt Buildings © Inner Temple Library

Man in a suit and a bowler hat walking over rubble — Going to Work in Middle Temple Lane © Inner Temple Library

Large hole in the front of Middle Temple Hall with debris in front — Middle Temple Hall © Inner Temple Library

Plowden Buildings © Inner Temple Library

Looking at the destroyed hall from fountain court — Middle Temple Library © Inner Temple Library

Aerial shot of the destroyed Crown Office Row revealing Temple Church and Royal Courts of Justice behind — Ruins of Inner Temple © Inner Temple

View of Crown Office Row cleared of debris. Rebuilding work can be seen on cloisters and Middle Temple Hall — Site of the Inner Temple Hall, 1952. The Crypt and the Buttery can be seen right centre, against the background of the reconstructed cloisters. The renovated Middle Temple Hall is seen left centre over the cleared site of Crown Office Row © Inner Temple Library

Aerial shot looking from the garden over the cleared Crown Office Row with the reconstructed Middle Temple Hall in the background — Site of 1 & 2 Crown Office Row © Inner Temple Library

Reconstructed Inner Temple Hall and Crown Office Row — Inner Temple Hall and Crown Office Row © Inner Temple Library

View from 8 King's Bench Walk up to 3 King's Bench Walk — King’s Bench Walk © Inner Temple Library

View across Church Court to the restored Temple Church — The Temple Church Restored © Inner Temple Library

View of the restored Round of Temple Church — The Round Restored © Inner Temple Library

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