Explosive Collection (#3)

Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, WW2
Aftermath of a high explosive bomb at Blackfriars Road, London, on 24 October 1940

Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Woolwich Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a high explosive bomb at sub-fire station 54V, located at the Lombard Wall School, Woolwich Road, SE London

Blitz on London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Blitz on London -- a fire crew extinguishing fires as a result of high explosive and incendiary bombs that fell in the West End area of Oxford Street and Regent Street on 18 September 1940

Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2
Fire crews, using radial branches, extinguishing fires in Londons main shopping district of Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- a close up view of Whitechapel fire station, in Whitechapel Road, EC1, which suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid

Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire Station
Whitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940

A view representing the application of John P. Taylors floating explosive battery. Date 1851

German mine landed on Dutch coast, 1939
A huge German mine pictured on the beach along the Dutch coast where numerous mines drifted during the first few weeks of World War II

Drunken Husband arrives home
Weather Forecast - " Stormy" (Thunder and Lightning to follow) A drunken husband arrives home to find his wife still up and awiting his return sat at a table with clock

Three boys play with fulminating powder Date: 1950s

Mine laying submarine, WW1
An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface

Boy on beach with Sea Mine
" Look what I ve found Mummie!" A small boy discovers a mine on the beach whilst making a sandcastle. His Mother is fainting in shock at this explosive discovery. Date: 1940s

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Bomb remnants WWII
Remnants of a Russian bomb which fell near the front line in Finland on the Mannerheim line during World War II

Captured Russian explosive WWII
Captured Russian high explosive bomb during World War II

Manchester Ship Canal - The dramatic opening of a new dock
The dramatic opening of a new dock on the Manchester Ship Canal. A charge is detonated to break a temporary levee across the entrance to the new dock

German Explosive Motorboat; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a German explosive motorboat being craned into the water, 1944. Controlled by one man, these craft were steered towards the target

Destroyed Railway at Ancre; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing a section of German railway destroyed by British high explosive artillery shells during fighting on the Western Front at Ancre, 1916

Captured Nebelwerfers in Tunisia; Second World War, 1943
Photograph showing Allied soldiers inspecting captured German Nebelwerfer guns in Tunisia, North Africa, 1943. The Nebelwerfer was a six-barrelled mortar on a mobile carriage

The Demolition of Heligoland, Germany, 1947
Aerial photograph showing the destruction of the former naval base on Heligoland, Germany, on 18th April 1947. Heligoland had been a stronghold for German military forces during both World Wars

British 10-ton Bomb on the production line; Second World War
Photograph showing a 10-ton bomb being moved along the production line at an ordnance factory in Britain, 1945. This was one of the largest types of high explosive bombs dropped by the Royal Air

Damaged Concrete Wall, France; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the damage caused to a reinforced concrete wall by a Flying Dustbin explosive charge, France, 1944. The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)

The Fram released from the Ice, Greenland Sea, 1896
Illustration showing Fridtjof Nansens ship the Fram as it was released from the Arctic ice pack, by detonating an explosive charge in the ice underneath the vessel, 1896

Christmas Card Cartoon
Tommys Christmas Greeting. A satirical Christmas card from Tommy to his Dear Old Friend Fritz the German soldier, depicting the British Tommy throwing a grenade as a gift

George Stephenson experimenting with the safety lamp in a mi
Illustration of George Stephenson (1781-1848) experimenting with his safety lamp in a mine. It was designed by Stephenson in 1815, around the same time as Humphrey Davy invented a similar lamp

Petard Offensive / 17th C
Diagrams showing the attack offensive on a castle using a petard. A device filled with gunpowder and fastened to the gates, the danger lest the engineer be blown up too

FIREWORKS 1747 - 2
Making fireworks in 18th century France : mixing the explosive

High-Explosive Shell
A German high-explosive shell bursting near a British ammo dump hidden in a wood

Lloyd George in Commons
David Lloyd George, at this time Minister of Munitions, exhibits a high-explosive fuse in the House of Commons

Thoughtforms - 19, 24
19 - the Intention to Know 24 - Explosive Anger

Gunpowder / Lays Explosive
Guy Fawkes lays the train of gunpowder under the House of Lords

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