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Air raid damage at Bexleyheath trolleybus depot. Two severely damaged trolleybuses can be seen just inside the depot doors; that on the left is H1-class, reg no ELB795. Other trolleybuses are visible in the background. Debris litters the depot entrance and forecourt.
Photographed by Topical Press, 8 Nov 1940
Location: Bexleyheath trolleybus depot, Erith Road, Bexley
Image no: U32212
Inventory no: 1998/84760
20th Century London caption: Air raid damage at Bexleyheath trolleybus depot was severe. The trolleybus on the left is an H.1.-class. Debris litters the depot entrance and forecourt. During this period, the Luftwaffe was bombing London nightly. There was little let-up between raids to allow the urgent repair works to be carried out. Londoners were told 'London can take it', but many must have questioned how long they could survive the continual bombardment.
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