John Piper's painting of St Mary le Port, Bristol

One of my favourite artists, John Piper, painted an evocative  picture of St Mary le port, Bristol, which suffered severe damage during the bombings in November 1940, when the painting was completed.

 This image appears on the 1/6 stamp, part of a set of four paintings by British artists,  issued in 1968. I have a mint set in my childhood stamp collection.  It was great to be able to see the actual church yesterday while in Bristol.  The tower was undamaged, but the rest of the 15th century church is in ruins and preserved as a memorial in Castle Park,across the road from Bristol's Cabot Centre shopping mall.