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The
Coventry Blitz BY DAVID McGRORY
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST MICHAEL -
AFTER THE BLITZ (1940)
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST
MICHAEL - 15 NOVEMBER 1940
[ITS DESTRUCTION WAS AIDED
BY THE METAL STRIPS FITTED ACROSS THE ROOF BEAMS IN THE 1885-90 RESTORATION
- THESE RESULTED IN THE TWISTING METAL PULLING DOWN THE CENTRAL COLUMNS AND MAKING THE
BUILDING COLLAPSE IN ON ITSELF]
