V2 Damage at the Chelsea Pensioners' Hospital, London, SW3

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Description

Object description

Image: The Chelsea Pensioners' hospital following a German V2 flying bomb attack. The building on the left remains largely untouched, except for the windows which have all been blown out. Of the building on the right, half remains standing with severe damage to the roof and chimney. The right side is completely demolished, leaving an interior door on the first floor open to the elements. Some firemen and a nurse make their way through the mounds of rubble and debris in the foreground.

Physical description

Window mounted drawing (adhered to verso of window with brown tape). Mount also has adhesive tape along all edges on verso.

History note

War Artists Advisory Committee commission

Inscription

R.Schwabe Jan 1945

Object Details

Category

Art

Creator

Schwabe, Randolph

Production date

1945-01-01

Materials

Support: paper

Mount: board

medium: Pencil

Dimensions

Support: Height 423 mm., Width 520 mm.

Window Mount: Depth 2 mm., Height 483 mm., Width 607 mm.

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART LD 4807

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

British Government, Air Raid Precautions
Associated events

V-Weapon Offensive 1944-1945, United Kingdom, Second World War
Associated places

Great Britain GB
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea
Associated keywords

cityscape
Bomb Damage
air raid / blitz
civil defence / ARP
medical / convalescence
women / women's work
Architecture
civilian personnel
Associated themes

British Home Front 1939-1945

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V2 Damage at the Chelsea Pensioners' Hospital, London, SW3

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