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Blitz in London -- Westminster Bridge Road, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses at John Oakey & Sons, Westminster Bridge Road. The building is at risk, as the wall is bulging. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- Barking Power Station, WW2Blitz in London -- bomb damage at Barking Power Station, with a hand pointing to a crack in the tank of a transformer. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- St Cyprians Church, Brockley, WW2Blitz in London -- St Cyprians Church, Adelaide Road (now Adelaide Avenue), Brockley, SE London, destroyed by bombing in September 1940. Date: 1940
Firefighters attending crashed plane in field, WW2Firefighters and vehicles attending a crashed plane burning in field. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- rescue squad, Wandsworth, WW2Blitz in London -- a rescue squad at work in Wandsworth after oil and high explosive bomb damage on 16 November 1940. Date: 1940
Firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2Firefighters at work at a fire at Youngs Glue Factory, Grange Road, Bermondsey, during the Second World War, 12 October 1940. They are working from an external staircase. Date: 1940
Damaged stand at West Ham United Football groundThe bomb damaged main stands at Upton Park (the Boleyn Ground), the home of West Ham United Football Club following bombing raids during the blitz on London in World War Two. Date: 1944
Ruins of Moorgate Station, London - Blitz, WW2London under Fire - The ruins of Moorgate Station, London during the Blitz, WW2. Date: circa 1942
Queen Mother attending Blitz Memorial Service, St PaulsBlitz Memorial unveiling and ceremony at St Pauls Cathedral, London, 4 May 1991, with the Queen Mother in attendance
Blitz in London -- women in the Auxiliary Fire Service, WW2Blitz in London -- women in the Auxiliary Fire Service marchng
Blitz in London -- a welcome tea break, WW2London Auxiliary firefighters enjoy a welcome cup of tea from a grateful resident in Crawford Street, Camberwell, SE London
NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico, with a messenger boy in the foreground. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene
V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets
London AFS fireman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2London AFS fireman at a hospital for medical attention during the Blitz
London AFS firewoman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2London AFS firewoman at a hospital for medical attention during the Blitz
LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2Quite a few London Fire Brigade vehicles came to grief during the Blitz raids. This Commer towing van and trailer pump have ploughed into a bomb crater in Southwark Bridge Road just south of
Blitz in London -- Bessborough Place, Pimlico, WW2Blitz in London -- fire brigade heavy unit and a trailer pump in the foreground of a major fire in Bessborough Place, Pimlico, SW London following a bombing raid
Blitz in London -- improvised shoulder protectorsBlitz in London -- the London Fire Brigade innovated to protect its fire crews from injury from falling debris by utilising old rubber tyres, cut to form shoulder protectors
Blitz in London -- training in use of breathing apparatusBlitz in London -- regular London firefighters being trained in the use of breathing apparatus (BA) at Brigade headquarters, Lambeth
Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2Blitz in London -- AFS firemen sorting through the debris in the aftermath of a direct hit on their sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940
Blitz in London - Firefighters at work with hosepipe, WW2Blitz in London - London firefighters damping down after enemy bombing caused serious fires which gutted this steel framed building
Wreckage of German bomber on house in Bromley, WW2Blitz in London -- inspecting the wreckage of an enemy plane that crashed onto a house in Bromley, Kent
Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Peckham Hill Street, WW2Blitz in London -- bomb damage at the rear of Peckham Hill Street, SE London
Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2Blitz in London -- workmen clear out a bomb crater in Tottenham Court Road after an air raid
Blitz in London -- Weltje Road, Hammersmith, WW2Blitz in London -- clearing up after an air raid in Weltje Road, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940
Blitz in London -- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe, WW2Blitz in London -- roofs of the timber cargo storage areas totally collapsed after the intensity of the fires that devastated the Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London
Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2Blitz in London -- No.6 Warehouse, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, 7 September 1940. Fire crews in action with five jets and a turntable ladder
Blitz in London -- burnt out cargo ship, Rotherhithe, WW2Blitz in London -- a close up of a burnt out cargo ship in the Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London. Firefighters continue to damp down hot-spots of fire within the ship
Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a bombing raid on the City of London, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. A fire brigade trailer pump at work near Cheapside EC4 with firefighters damping
Blitz in London -- St Pauls Church, Charlton, SE LondonBlitz in London -- the remains of St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, SE London, 3 September 1940
Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, London, WW2Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1
Poster - Ministry of Health Evacuation SchemeMothers - let them go - give them a chance of greater safety and health. Public Information poster issued by the Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme circa 1942
King and Queen visiting children in Underground sheltersKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting an air raid shelter in a London Underground station and chatting to groups of children clustered on bunk beds
Bombed Bath - St. Andrews Church DamagedThe centre of Bath, the view from Julian Road showing bomb damage to St. Andrews Church (left) after a German air raid - circa August 1940"
Police in the BlitzA Metropolitan Police officer dressed for the London Blitz during World War II
C. J. Purnell Holding an Incendiary BombC.J. Purnell, librarian and secretary of the London Library, slept on the premises throughout the Blitz. He here holds up an incendiary bomb that he was able to extinguish before it set light to
Yardley Lavender" After long hours in stuffy dug-outs or blacked-out rooms, this perfume refreshes your tired nerves with its soothing fragrance." 1940
Old Bill and Co. September 1940" No, you were wrong, Bill! That wasn t another warnin you eard." Bruce Bairnsfathers cartoon makes light of the repeated air-raid warnings civilians were subjected to during the Battle of
WW2 - London under fire - The Temple Church damaged during the bombing of the blitz. Date: circa 1941
The Silent Minute - Big Ben, London - WW2The idea of the silent minute was developed in Britain in the Second World War, initially from an idea by Major Wellesley Tudor Pole
John William Mills (b. 1933). English sculptor. Blitz (1991). Memorial in honor of firefighters who lost their lives in service after suppressing fires caused by German bombing of the Luftwaffe
Plymouth blitzedOne of the blitz raids on Plymouth, When we arrived we saw the people streaming up the hill to the caves outside the city
Plymouth after a Blitz raid.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945
Pdsa / Bombed AnimalsRescuing a dog from a bombed house during the blitz : the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals will take care of it and find it a quieter home. Date: 1940 - 1941
Zeppelinanities: The airy humour of the Hun by H. M. Bateman" Zeppelinanities. The airy humour of the Hun: a German air-raiders air-raising narrative illustrated by our caricaturist." This cartoon depicts the German zeppelin raid on London on 8
A lesson arranged by the Enemy. H. M. Bateman" A Lesson arranged by the enemy. The Higher Education." In this cartoon Bateman imagines a schoolmaster getting his students out of bed at night to look at a zeppelin fly past. Date: 1916
Bristol 142M Blenheim IF-in an effort to counter the German Blitz on England of 1940-41, a number of Blenheim Is were converted to radar-carrying night fighters
WW2 greetings card, firemen in actionWW2 pop-up greetings card, firemen in action (NFS, National Fire Service). Date: circa 1942
