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Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in City of London -- scene in Old Street, WW2

Blitz in City of London -- scene in Old Street, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- scene in Old Street after an air raid on 7 September 1940, with rubble in the roadway and a smoky atmosphere. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- gas works, Old Kent Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- gas works, Old Kent Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses at a gas works, Old Kent Road, SE London, on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London - night scene, WW2

Blitz in London - night scene, WW2
Blitz in London - a night scene, with blazing fire, smoke, debris, and firefighters in silhouette. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Britannia Row, Islington, WW2

Blitz in London -- Britannia Row, Islington, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action at the premises of Hill & Co, Britannia Row, Islington, damaged by bombing on 22 March 1944. General view at the rear of the building. Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble, WW2

Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble, WW2
Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble in a street. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane, WW2

Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work with hosepipes in Shoe Lane, City of London, during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- John Lewis, Oxford Street, WW2
Firefighters at work in in Londons main shopping district, Oxford Street, W1, after high explosive and incendiary bombs caused widespread damage

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- off Whitechapel Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- off Whitechapel Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work inside a damaged building off Whitechapel Road, East London, where six people were killed, 4 September 1940. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2

Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, WW2
Scene in Poplar High Street during the Blitz, Second World War, 29 January 1944. Showing a blazing gas main and building from which several trapped people were recovered. Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: German bomber crashed on house, Bromley, Kent, WW2

German bomber crashed on house, Bromley, Kent, WW2
The remains of a German bomber which crashed on house in Johnson Road, Bromley, Kent, during the Second World War (9 November 1940)

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Westminster Bridge Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- Westminster Bridge Road, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Barking Power Station, WW2

Blitz in London -- Barking Power Station, WW2
Blitz in London -- bomb damage at Barking Power Station, with a hand pointing to a crack in the tank of a transformer. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- St Cyprians Church, Brockley, WW2

Blitz in London -- St Cyprians Church, Brockley, WW2
Blitz in London -- St Cyprians Church, Adelaide Road (now Adelaide Avenue), Brockley, SE London, destroyed by bombing in September 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Damaged stand at West Ham United Football ground

Damaged stand at West Ham United Football ground
The 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1

Reims Cathedral, France, after German bombing, WW1
Two views of Reims Cathedral, France, after bombing by the Germans during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Background imageBombed Collection: People in a bomb damaged street during WW2

People in a bomb damaged street during WW2
People in a bomb damaged street in Germany during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Ruins of Moorgate Station, London - Blitz, WW2

Ruins of Moorgate Station, London - Blitz, WW2
London under Fire - The ruins of Moorgate Station, London during the Blitz, WW2. Date: circa 1942

Background imageBombed Collection: Destruction at Albert, Somme, France - WWI

Destruction at Albert, Somme, France - WWI - Ruins of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres after several bombardments by the German Forces during the First Battle of the Somme

Background imageBombed Collection: WW2 - Bombs dropped by the RAF on Hamburg

WW2 - Bombs dropped by the RAF on Hamburg
Unexploded Bombs (Blasting bombs and Flash (Flare) bombs) dropped by the RAF on Hamburg (Harburg District) during raids in 1941 during World War Two Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2

NFS messenger boy at Pimlico bombing, WW2
The 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

Background imageBombed Collection: V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2

V1 (flying bomb) attack in Poplar, East London, WW2
In June 1944 the first flying bombs were launched against London, and between 2 and 3 August 107 flying bombs hit London targets

Background imageBombed Collection: London AFS fireman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2

London AFS fireman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2
London AFS fireman at a hospital for medical attention during the Blitz

Background imageBombed Collection: London AFS firewoman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2

London AFS firewoman at a hospital during the Blitz, WW2
London AFS firewoman at a hospital for medical attention during the Blitz

Background imageBombed Collection: LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2

LFB fire towing unit and trailer pump in bomb crater, WW2
Quite 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Bessborough Place, Pimlico, WW2

Blitz in London -- Bessborough Place, Pimlico, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London - Firefighters at work with hosepipe, WW2

Blitz in London - Firefighters at work with hosepipe, WW2
Blitz in London - London firefighters damping down after enemy bombing caused serious fires which gutted this steel framed building

Background imageBombed Collection: Wreckage of German bomber on house in Bromley, WW2

Wreckage of German bomber on house in Bromley, WW2
Blitz in London -- inspecting the wreckage of an enemy plane that crashed onto a house in Bromley, Kent

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Peckham Hill Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- bomb damage, Peckham Hill Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- bomb damage at the rear of Peckham Hill Street, SE London

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- workmen clear out a bomb crater in Tottenham Court Road after an air raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Weltje Road, Hammersmith, WW2

Blitz in London -- Weltje Road, Hammersmith, WW2
Blitz in London -- clearing up after an air raid in Weltje Road, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe, WW2

Blitz in London -- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2

Blitz in London -- Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2
Blitz in London -- No.6 Warehouse, Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, 7 September 1940. Fire crews in action with five jets and a turntable ladder

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- burnt out cargo ship, Rotherhithe, WW2

Blitz in London -- burnt out cargo ship, Rotherhithe, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- warehouse in Rotherhithe, WW2

Blitz in London -- warehouse in Rotherhithe, WW2
Blitz in London -- the remains of a warehouse in Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London. Surrey Docks was extensively bombed on 7 September 1940, and on subsequent nights

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2

Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2
Blitz 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

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- St Pauls Church, Charlton, SE London

Blitz in London -- St Pauls Church, Charlton, SE London
Blitz in London -- the remains of St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, SE London, 3 September 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, London, WW2

Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, London, WW2
Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1

Background imageBombed Collection: Explosion on American Front, WW1

Explosion on American Front, WW1
An explosion on the American Front, probably in France, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Background imageBombed Collection: American troops in Cunel, France, WW1

American troops in Cunel, France, WW1
American troops in action in a street in Cunel, north eastern France, during the First World War, with damaged buildings on both sides. Date: 29 October 1918

Background imageBombed Collection: Aerial photograph of Mainvilliers Fort, France, WW1

Aerial photograph of Mainvilliers Fort, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of the Fort at Mainvilliers, north central France, during the First World War. Pockmarking is visible from repeated bombing. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBombed Collection: Aerial photograph of trenches and mine craters, WW1

Aerial photograph of trenches and mine craters, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of trenches, mine craters and shell pitted ground, somewhere on the western front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBombed Collection: Street Children - Naples

Street Children - Naples, Italy. The Scunizzi street urchins, running wild amid the bombed buildings of Naples. The priest Father Mario Borrelli achieved international renown with his campaigns to

Background imageBombed Collection: Turkey - Bandirma

Turkey - Bandirma
Bandirma (or Panderma) in Turkey. Located on the Sea of Marmara. Commercial centre - the transit point for trade between Istanbul and Izmir. Used by the Crusaders in the 13th century as a base

Background imageBombed Collection: Bomb damage inside a church, Poelkapelle, Belgium, WW1

Bomb damage inside a church, Poelkapelle, Belgium, WW1
Bomb damage inside a church in Poelkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Background imageBombed Collection: Bombing of Bergues, France, Place de la Republique, WW1

Bombing of Bergues, France, Place de la Republique, WW1
Bombing of Bergues, France, showing the Cafe du Midi in the Place de la Republique, May 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageBombed Collection: Bailey bridge near Rhine crossing, Germany

Bailey bridge near Rhine crossing, Germany, in the immediate postwar period. Date: circa 1946

Background imageBombed Collection: Westende, Belgium -- ruined building, WW1

Westende, Belgium -- ruined building, WW1
Westende, Belgium -- ruined building during WW1. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageBombed Collection: Westende, Belgium -- ruined houses, WW1

Westende, Belgium -- ruined houses, WW1
Westende, Belgium -- ruined houses during WW1. Date: 1914-1918



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