Bomb damage to the Duchess of Kent Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Part of the front elevation of the Duchess of Kent Barracks, Portsmouth, showing bomb damage received in 1941. The rubble has been cleared and ladders are leading to 1st and 2nd windows. In 1946 the bombed out buildings that once formed Clarence Barracks were transformed into the first permanent home for members of the W.R.N.S. at Portsmouth. By permission of the King the portion of the barracks occupied by the Wrens was re-named Duchess of Kent Barracks and was known in the service locally as "The Wrennery".