COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
GB127.MISC_1192_1_017
Reference Number:
GB127.MISC/1192/1
Image Title:
Manchester bomb damage
Parent Work Title:
Record of location of aerial bombs on the City of Manchester
Creator:
Manchester City Council City Architect's Department (Building Surveyor's Division)
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1940-1941
Page/Sheet:
104 pt 10
Description:
Original map of Manchester: Ordnance Survey Revisions of 1932-1935. Scale: 25" to 1 mile. Annotated with: red circles for fire bombs; blue circles for high explosives; pink shading for damaged buildings; red shading for demolished buildings; green marks: line mines, indicating bomb damage by the Luftwaffe during the Blitz. Detailing Castlefield, Gaythorn and Cornbrook. Includes: Piccadilly Gardens, Oxford Rd. Station, Manchester City Art Gallery, Central Station, Midland Hotel, Theatre Royal, Free Trade Hall, Central Library, St Peter's Square, Deansgate Goods Station, Rylands Library and the Opera House.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Item Height:
1005 mm
Item Width:
738 mm
Current Repository:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Rights Holder - Image:
Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council
Rights holder - Work:
Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-09-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
