Image ID: 02316

Bomb damage at City Arcade looking towards New Street, Birmingham

Taken by Library of Birmingham

City Arcade New Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
England

interior of arcade after suffering a bomb strike showing damage to the roof, ground floor with a hole through to the basement level and some shop fronts

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