B/W print; Portrait shot of an up-ended bus resting against a bomb damaged terrace house in Harrington Square near Mornington Crescent by Topical Press, 9 Sep 1940

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Reference number	1998/84128
Description	Portrait shot of an up-ended bus resting against a bomb damaged terrace house in Harrington Square near Mornington Crescent, Camden. Note the cup and saucer poised on the raised pavement, bottom right. See also 17294, 13830, H/17281 for other views of the same incident.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	9 Sep 1940
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	W4360
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Wartime
Completeness	70% 70% ?

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  Descriptive size	8x6ins

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  Label on back of mount: AIR RAIDS ON LONDON During last nights [sic] air raid on London, the freakish effect of the blast of one bomb hurled a stationary bus - empty of passengers against the side of an adjoining house so that its radiator rested almost on the second storey windows. The passengers, driver and conductor had taken refuge in a public garden shelter Advert on bus: Good Taste Demands HOVIS Not Just "Brown"

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  Shot	Medium exterior

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  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 9 Sep 1940

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  Location	Harrington Square, London, NW1