Tooley Street, Southwark

Date1969

MediumWatercolour on paper

DimensionsObject/Work: 374.65 x 552.45 mm

ClassificationsArtworks/Commemorations/Photographs

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Object numberGA1241

DescriptionA watercolour of Tooley Street, Southwark. During the Second World War, Wells served as an air raid warden and produced a series of watercolours capturing London's heavily bombed buildings. Over the proceeding decades Wells continued to record on paper the many ruins of London and also those sites that had been selected for demolition or construction. Such images of destruction provide today's viewers with a remarkable insight into a landmark moment for the history of London.

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