Aerial photos of the Hall and surrounding areas during and after The Blitz

The Hall sustained fire damage during the first weeks of the Blitz, in September 1940. An incendiary bomb landed on the adjacent Seal House and the flames spread to the Hall, destroying most of the roof and damaging the first floor rooms.  Over the following months, London was attacked nightly, with nearly 19,000 tons of explosives being dropped up until May 1941. 

Huge swathes of the City were devastated, and other Livery Halls were less fortunate than ourselves – 16 were destroyed and a similar number badly damaged, across the 225 acres of London decimated by the raids.

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Image sources:
The City 1941: raf_241_ac10_v_0091 – Aerial Photo | Historic England
St Paul’s 1941: raf_241_ac10_v_0091 – Aerial Photo | Historic England
The City 1944: raf_106g_la_29_rp_3244 – Aerial Photo | Historic England
London Bridge 1948: raf_58_37_vp2_5313 – Aerial Photo | Historic England
The Bank of England 1949: raf_58_266_v_5291 – Aerial Photo | Historic England