Now that does look like a letter box......Boris“The monstrous - looking creature above is revealed (below) as just a fire-watcher wearing a new protective helmet of asbestos, which has been designed to shield the face from the heat of firebombs.”
(Birmingham Gazette January 1941)
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Unimaginable but like what is still happening now.Thank you for posting.DOG SAVED WOMAN IN WRECKED HOME…Scratched Away Debris-Let Her Breathe.
Birmingham Gazette February 1941)
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I didn't know about St Anne Moseley as it looks nice now I wish they hsd retored the Coventry churches & old cathedral. But I expect tge flock would have dwindled but they would pull the tourists.
ahh what a lovely heart warming story pedro...from memory hospital st took a bit of a battering during the raids...thanks for thatWhat a great story from the Birmingham Gazette of 10 January 1941, Rex and his mate !
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