DAMAGE BY BOMB
i THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
RAIN OF GLASS AND METAL
LONDON, October 6,
A high-explosive bomb fell in the forecourt of the Houses oi Parliament between the public entrance and the
peers' entrance during a recent air raid.
It blew in hundreds of leaded windows and smashed a 30ft window at the end of Westminster Hall, including part of the massive stone framing. Stained-glass windows on one side of the debating chamber of the House of Lords were blown out and ioors were torn from their hinges.
Glass and metal rained down on the golden thrones used by their Majesties in opening Parliament, but they were not scratched, though the surrounding carpets and walls were damaged. Glass was also broken in the lobbies and cloakrooms of the House of Commons.
Flying splinters caused three more wounds on the western face of Big Ben, but Big Ben time still shows on all four sides.
Several persons-suffered minor cuts
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 86, 8 October 1940, Page 7
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