All efforts were made to save St Paul's Cathedral from the fires raging all around. Mason's photo showed the success of these efforts and the photo was widely reprinted as a symbol of Britain's indomitable spirit in resisting the Nazi onslaught.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
St Paul's Survives
The photo below was taken by Herbert Mason of the Daily Mail in the early morning hours of December 30, 1940. On Sunday evening December 29 one hundred and thirty six German bombers appeared over London, dropping more than 20,000 bombs, primarily small incendiary devices, sparking 1,500 fires in the city that night. It was the worst night of The Blitz, which started in September 1940 and lasted until May 1941. One hundred and sixty Londoners died that night with others later succumbing to injuries.
All efforts were made to save St Paul's Cathedral from the fires raging all around. Mason's photo showed the success of these efforts and the photo was widely reprinted as a symbol of Britain's indomitable spirit in resisting the Nazi onslaught.
All efforts were made to save St Paul's Cathedral from the fires raging all around. Mason's photo showed the success of these efforts and the photo was widely reprinted as a symbol of Britain's indomitable spirit in resisting the Nazi onslaught.
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