COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
GB127.MISC_1192_1_030
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:
111 pt 6
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 West Didsbury and Albert Park. Including Manchester Southern Cemetery, Withington Hospital and Withington Institution.
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
