Historical information

This photograph was taken on the 5th of June, 1946, and shows the ruins of the St intent church built between 1490 and 1556 in a Gothic style and was known for its vast dimensions. The church also had the uniqueness of owning a bell tower that had not been completed.
The building was heavily damaged by a bomb fell in the choir level May 31, 1944 during the Allied strikes announcing the landing.
The ruins are still standing today.

Allan has also written letters home from this period, describing France as a "mess" at this time.
This photograph was exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.

Significance

This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of the ruins of a gothic church bombed during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. It shows the arch of the church left standing in the foreground, with a tower in the background. There is a narrow white boarder about the image.

Inscriptions & markings

On reverse: ROUEN 5-6-49 handwritten in blue ink. Below this is a mark "ItI" in pencil.