During the Blitz two bombs hit and detonated in St Paul's Cathedral – one in October 1940 and the other in April 1941. Luckily another bomb in September 1940 was
removed by bomb disposal experts. When
they detonated the bomb outside of London it left a 100 foot (30m) crater which
would have had a devastating effect on the building.
In memory of the Londoners killed in the Blitz a memorial was
installed inscribed with the words “Remember before God the people of London
1939-1945”. On the top it states,
“In War resolution. In defeat defiance. In victory magnanimity. In peace goodwill.”
The monument is made from black limestone and if you look
very, very closely you will find tiny grey fossils known as a sea lily.
This is an excerpt from the FREE tour St Paul's Precincts found on www.obelisktours.co.uk
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