▁that ched ▁buildings ▁on ▁All ▁Saint ' s ▁Green , ▁not ably ▁Bond ' s ▁department ▁store ▁were ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁j unction ▁between ▁Bar n ▁Road ▁and ▁St ▁Bened ict ' s ▁Street ▁was ▁completely ▁destroyed , ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁city ▁wall ▁surv iving . ▁St ▁Paul ’ s ▁Church ▁near ▁Pe ac ock ▁Street ▁and ▁Will is ▁Street ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁with ▁the ▁surv iving ▁tower ▁being ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁inner - ring ▁road . ▁C urls ' ▁Department ▁store ▁in ▁Or ford ▁Place ▁which ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁D eben h ams . ▁St ▁August ine ' s ▁School ▁was ▁w reck ed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁Institution ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁on ▁Mag d alen ▁Street . ▁Ralph ▁Mot tr am , ▁author ▁of ▁Ass ault ▁Upon ▁Nor wich , ▁stated ▁that ▁" th ose ▁of ▁us ▁who ▁drove ▁through ▁the ▁bla zing ▁streets ▁had ▁an ▁un ple asant ▁rem inder ▁of ▁old ▁days ▁of ▁Y pres ▁and ▁Ar ment ier es ▁( First ▁World ▁War ) ". ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Rep air ▁work ▁begun ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁on wards , ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁occasion ed ▁by ▁all ▁ra ids ▁during ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁since ▁was ▁approximately ▁£ 1 , 0 6 0 , 0 0