B/W print; Air raid damage at Charing Cross (now Embankment) Underground station by Topical Press, 8 Oct 1940

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Reference number	1998/63688
Description	Air raid damage at Charing Cross (now Embankment) Underground station. View looking across the District line platforms and tracks, showing repair gangs at work; note the plank of wood on the platform in the immediate foreground. The hole in the tunnel roof may have been caused by a bomb.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	8 Oct 1940
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U31871
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Wartime
Completeness	61% 61% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Roundel: Charing + Sign: Use less water

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 8 Oct 1940

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Villiers Street Westminster WC2