Object details

Category
Uniforms and insignia
Related period
Second World War (association), 1945-1989 (association)
Creator
H Huntsman & Sons Ltd
Catalogue number
UNI 15900

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Remains of the 600-year-old St Michael's Cathedral two days after the devastating air raid on Coventry on 14-15 November 1940
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