2-854-287 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

St Thomas's Church, Bath Row, Lee Bank, Birmingham, 1941. The tower and portico of St Thomas's Church viewed from the north showing bomb damage. In December 1940 all but the tower and west portico were destroyed during an air raid. The church was never rebuilt but in 1953 the grounds were laid out to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1995, fifty years after the end of the Second World War, the gardens were redesignated as St Thomas' Peace Garden where the remains of the church now form a focal point.