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... Westminster Abbey. Flames up to 40 feet (12 m) high burned the abbey. They melted lead on the roof, which splattered over the pulpit and choir stalls. After the war ended in 1945, the abbey was restored. The damage could have been much ...
... Westminster Abbey. Flames up to 40 feet (12 m) high burned the abbey. They melted lead on the roof, which splattered over the pulpit and choir stalls. After the war ended in 1945, the abbey was restored. The damage could have been much ...
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