Rubble Collection (#9)

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- devastation caused after a heavy explosive bomb caused a vast crater and opened up underground workings after an air raid during the night

LFCDA-LFB Thermal image camera (TIC) in use
A thermal image camera was deployed at this major building collapse in SW London to help in the search for survivors trapped in the debris

GLC-LFB IRA bombing of the Palace of Westminster
Aftermath of the IRA explosive device planted in Westminster Hall. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage and the explosion ignited a gas main that caused additional fire damage to

Aftermath of major fire, Smithfield Poultry Market, London
The aftermath of a fire at Smithfield Poultry Market, London, on 23 January 1958, looking east along the southern gangway, taken about 36 hours after the fire had broken out

Bomb damage following an air raid, WW2
Bomb damage following an air raid

Aftermath of the Crystal Palace fire, South London
The aftermath of the Crystal Palace fire on 30th November 1936, showing the remains of a concrete wall, turned into rubble by the fire

Aftermath of a factory fire, Fire Force Area 34, WW2
National Fire Service firefighters from the former Middlesex Fire Brigade (integrated into the London Region), damping down following a serious fire at the Old Jam Factory in Sipson Road

Blitz in London -- Royal Empire Society, London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a senior fire officer inspects the nose of a bomb in the Royal Empire Society (now the Royal Commonwealth Society) building in Northumberland Avenue, Central London

Blitz in London -- field kitchen, Woolwich sub-station
Blitz in London -- a field kitchen is set up to feed the London regular and AFS firefighters whose sub-station in Woolwich, SE London, was seriously damaged during an air raid

Blitz in London -- LFB and AFS firefighters, Woolwich
Blitz in London -- regular LFB and AFS firefighters working to remove the debris following an air raid on their Woolwich sub-station in SE London that caused extensive damage

Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams (in overalls) and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road

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 in London -- Boxhill Street
Blitz in London -- rubble in Boxhill Street after a bombing raid

Blitz in London - AFS substation, Southwark
Blitz in London -- an AFS substation located in Webber Street, Southwark. SE1, with building debris covering fire appliances in the yard area

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof in Peckham Hill Street
Blitz in London -- the trajectory of the vehicle lifted by a bomb blast from Bonar Road onto the roof of a house in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- vehicle blasted onto a roof in Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Bonar Road, Peckham
Blitz in London -- bomb damage in Bonar Road, Peckham, SE London

Blitz in London -- rescue workers searching debris, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue workers (not firefighters) search through the debris of a bombed building, seeking survivors or extricating the dead, in the Ladywell area of Lewisham, SE London

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

Blitz in London -- clearance and repair of bomb damage in King Street, Hammersmith, West London

Bombardment of Paris in the First World War
Bombardment of Paris by the German long range Paris gun " Big Bertha". 1918

Gotha bombing raid on Paris. 8th March, 1918. First World War. 1918

Richmond, Va. Custom House (left) and Capitol (center); rubble in street. Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865. Date 1865 April

Church and rubble, San Remo, Riviera. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Damage to houses in Corporation Lane
Damaged houses and buildings in Corporation Lane, east London, caused by the explosion at Clerkenwell Prison which was an attempt to free two Fenian prisoners, Burke and Casey. Date: 1867

One of the wells of Al Bireh, Palestine, WW1
One of the famous wells of Al Bireh (El Bira), Palestine, photographed during the First World War. The name of the town means Water Well. Date: circa 1917-1918

Saving a baby from flooded building, South Wales
A baby is handed to safety after houses were swept away when heavy rains hit the Aberdare area of South Wales. circa 1911

Rain causes house to collapse, Cwmbula, Wales
Rain caused the side of a house to collapse at Cwmbula near Swansea, Wales. People in bed found themselves hanging out over a 25 foot drop and had to be helped down with ladders

Flood Damage in Madeira
Debris and mud deposited in the streets of Funchal, Madeira as a result of severe flooding in February, 2010. 2010

Dynamited Street - WWI - Northern France
A Street dynamited after German attack during invasion in World War One - Peronne, France Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - After the fire - Armenian Quarter
The aftermath of the Great Fire in the Armenian Quarter of Izmir. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Izmir, Turkey - After the fire - Turkish Quarter
The aftermath of the Great Fire in the Turkish Quarter of Izmir, showing only light damage caused. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Relief of Prague by Russians (3 / 6)
Damage caused to Wenceslas Square, Prague - end of World War Two. Date: 1945

Earthquake damage - Messina, Italy
A crumbling Palace on Via Maddalena the result of the devastating earthquake which hit Messina, Sicily, Italy on 28th December 1908. Date: 1908

Lille, France - The Liberation of the city (1 / 2)
Lille, France - The Liberation of the city at the end of the First World War. Ruins of the Station Quarter. Date: 1918

Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London
A bomb site in Lambeth, south east London, with a Humber Saloon car used for top-priority Cabinet business partially hidden by debris at the centre

Flood damage in Funchal, Madeira
The damage causes by severe flooding to the narrow streets of Funchal, Madeira in February 2010. 2010

Eruption of Mt. Pelee - Devastation at Saint-Pierre
Eruption of Mt. Pelee on Martinique - May 8th 1902 - This card depicts the devastation at Saint-Pierre, with the remains of a Rum Distillery at Place du Mouillage. Date: 1902

Dugouts and trenches on a battlefield, WW1
Dugouts and trenches on a battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Earthquake at Samaxi, Azerbaijan
The 8th century Juma Mosque in ruins following the earthquake to hit Samaxi, Azerbaijan in 1902. Throughout its history eleven major earthquakes have hit Samaxi

Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander
WWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (1 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people (1/9). Date: 1923

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (5 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Damage caused by fire at Selby Abbey
The damage caused by a fire at Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire on October 20th, 1906. The conflagration was of such intensity that it melted the bells in the central tower. Date: 1906

American troops at Varennes-en-Argonne, France, WW1
American troops at Varennes-en-Argonne, north eastern France, during the First World War, walking past bombed-out buildings. Date: circa 1918

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