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

Looking down from the upper floor of the Duchess of Kent Barracks, Portsmouth, showing where a part of the building was completely destroyed by bombs in 1941. The remains of a stone staircase can be seen in the centre. A pile of rubble is waiting to be cleared. 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". Vertical format.