Westminster City Archives holds a collection of original artworks painted by government war artists, including R.G.Mathews, who were commissioned to paint bomb damage during the Second World War.
Many of these rarely-viewed pieces were displayed in the West End at War exhibition at the SW1 Gallery, Victoria from 9 December 2010 to 13 January 2011. For more details check the Events pages on the left hand side menu.
Blitz by Brushstroke
Westminster's War Artists
Blackfriars Bridge
John Edgar Platt (1943)
Burlington Arcade
R.G.Mathews (1941)
The House of Commons
Frank Ernest Beresford (1945)
Shaftesbury Theatre
R.G.Mathews (1945)
St. Anne's, Soho
William Gaunt (1942)
St James's Square
Adrian Allinson (1942)
Victoria Street
R.G.Mathews (1947)