The large painting above, titled A Quiet Corner of London, shows firefighters during the German bombing of the city in 1940. The painting was done on the canvas roof of a taxi cab which had been badly damaged by falling debris. Canvas was an expensive material to obtain during World War II so the roof of the cab was ripped out and used to paint the scene.
Later it was donated to Hampshire Fire and Rescue where it is part of a museum collection of fire fighting memorabilia at the brigade's Eastleigh headquarters.
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