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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 117617, member: 29&quot;]It&#039;s St Paul&#039;s Cathedral at the height of the London Blitz. Firemen had instructions to save her - I don&#039;t know why we think of the cathedral as female, but we do - at almost any cost. And they did. It&#039;s truly iconic, and was on the front page of almost every national paper at the time, to build morale and encourage hope. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think it&#039;s wonderful. My Pa used to drive me round London when I was little, and later, I&#039;d get on red buses and go all over with a Rover ticket. Never quite knew where I&#039;d end up. The cathedral was grimy black for years, but when they cleaned her up in the early 70s, she came up the most wonderful shade of pale rose. </p><p><br /></p><p>My grandfather was a fireman in the Blitz and my mother - an actress - extinguished fire bombs on the roof of the theatre with a bucket of water and a stirrup pump.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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