Photograph of the Hendersons department store fire, June 1960
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Silver gelatin print by Keith Pearson Lewis, dated 22 June 1960. Image shows firefighters tacking the deadly blaze at Hendersons department store in Church Street, Liverpool. 11 people were killed in the fire. The tragedy led to Parliament passing the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act.