Fires Seen over Pulteney Bridge During the Blitz

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Wilfred Stanley Haines was a fireman and also a keen artist. He was active in Bath during the 1942 Blitz and produced this striking image of the city ablaze after a German bombing raid.

Sadly, Haines was killed by a buzz bomb during the War. He had painted another graphic depiction of bomb damage that same day. That painting was bought for the Nation and is in the Collection at the Imperial War Museum.

Victoria Art Gallery

Bath

Title

Fires Seen over Pulteney Bridge During the Blitz

Date

1942

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 43 x W 36.5 cm

Accession number

BATVG : P : 1991.13

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist (?)

Work type

Painting

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