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Bombed Collection (page 7)

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Garford Street, East London, WW2

Blitz in London -- Garford Street, East London, WW2
Blitz in London -- damage following an incendiary bomb at a cabinet makers in Garford Street, East London (E14), 26 August 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- men at work with a hosepipe in Shoe Lane and St Bride Street, City of London, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- terrace at LCC-County Hall, WW2

Blitz in London -- terrace at LCC-County Hall, WW2
Blitz in London -- view of the damaged terrace at LCC-County Hall. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Firefighter in a flying bomb film, WW2

Firefighter in a flying bomb film, WW2
Firefighter in a flying bomb film -- taking a moment to relax after a job well done. Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: Rescue following flying bomb attack, London, WW2

Rescue following flying bomb attack, London, WW2
Rescue following a flying bomb attack -- a man and a woman at basement window, calling for help. (1 of 4) Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: NFS personnel in salvage operation, WW2

NFS personnel in salvage operation, WW2
NFS overseas personnel in a salvage operation, helping to remove furniture from damaged houses, 27 June 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2

Blitz in London - Shell Mex, Fulham, WW2
London firemen at work at Shell Mex, Townmead Road, Fulham, following a bombing raid, 23 February 1944. In the foreground are salvaged drums of lubricant which have been extinguished. Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: Stockwell Orphanage

Stockwell Orphanage
Stockwell orphanage, Clapham Road, London, founded by Charles Spurgeon, opened in 1869 off Stockwell Park Road, on a site which is now part of the Stockwell Park Estate

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in the City of London - Snow Hill, WW2

Blitz in the City of London - Snow Hill, WW2
Scene in Snow Hill, looking towards King Street, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in the City of London - Eastcheap, WW2

Blitz in the City of London - Eastcheap, WW2
Scene in Eastcheap, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in the City of London - St Andrews Street, WW2

Blitz in the City of London - St Andrews Street, WW2
Scene in St Andrews Street, Holborn, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in the City of London - Queen Street, WW2

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Street, WW2
Scene in Queen Street, with trailer pumps at work, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2

Blitz in the City of London - Queen Victoria Street, WW2
Aerial view of London firemen at work with hoses in Queen Victoria Street (looking towards Blackfriars) following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in the City of London, WW2

Blitz in the City of London, WW2
Scene in Queen Victoria Street and Upper Thames Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941, with firemen at work in the distance. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2

Winston Churchill at bomb site, Tufton Street, WW2
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, inspecting damage caused by a flying bomb at Tufton Street, Westminster, 1 July 1944. On the back of the photograph are the words: Not passed by censor. Date: 1944

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz on London -- Oxford Street, WW2

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

Background imageBombed Collection: Man with salvage cart, London, WW2

Man with salvage cart, London, WW2
Man with a salvage cart full of bundles of material, near bombed-out buildings in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard, WW2

Incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFB tackling a blaze following an incendiary bomb attack on Great Scotland Yard on 13th September 1940, next to the LCC-MFB Scotland Yard Fire Station. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Rear of damaged properties in Southwark St - WW2, Blitz

Rear of damaged properties in Southwark St - WW2, Blitz - 30th December 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Devastation at Southwark Street and Summer Street, London

Devastation at Southwark Street and Summer Street, London
Blitz bomb damage at the junction of Southwark Street and Summer Street, London - 30th December 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Rescue following bombing, WW2

Rescue following bombing, WW2
Rescue of civilians by firefighters following bombing during the Blitz. Date: 1940s

Background imageBombed Collection: Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2

Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2
Rescue of a woman following a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks, launched in the latter stages of WW2

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- fire at Albert Embankment, WW2

Blitz in London -- fire at Albert Embankment, WW2
Blitz in London -- aerial view of fire damage caused by an air raid, Tucks India Rubber Works, Albert Embankment, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- house in Carew Street, WW2

Blitz in London -- house in Carew Street, WW2
Blitz in London -- a house in Carew Street, SE5, hit by a high explosive bomb on 29 August 1940. Three people were removed from the debris. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London -- rescue squad, Wandsworth, WW2

Blitz in London -- rescue squad, Wandsworth, WW2
Blitz in London -- a rescue squad at work in Wandsworth after oil and high explosive bomb damage on 16 November 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBombed Collection: Parade of Old Contemptibles, St Pauls, London, WW2

Parade of Old Contemptibles, St Pauls, London, WW2
Parade of Old Contemptibles outside St Pauls Cathedral, London, on 11 May 1941, with a distant fire resulting from bombing during the Blitz

Background imageBombed Collection: Blitz in London - High Holborn, WW2

Blitz in London - High Holborn, WW2
Blitz in London -- scene at the premises of Ensign Ltd in High Holborn, following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 11 May 1941. Date: 1941

Background imageBombed Collection: St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Background imageBombed Collection: Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1

Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1
An air raid over Southend-on-Sea in Essex on 12 August 1917 in which 10 men, 13 women and 9 children were killed. The raid was destined for London but intercepted by British planes the German

Background imageBombed Collection: Wipers-Before and After, 1915

Wipers-Before and After, 1915
A page from the Bystander, showing the Hotel de Ville at Ypres before and after the German bombardment in 1915. The Bystander reports that...our soldiers

Background imageBombed Collection: Aubercourt - Bombed end of town, July 18

Aubercourt - Bombed end of town, July 18. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Background imageBombed Collection: Convincing by W. Edward Wigfull, WW1

Convincing by W. Edward Wigfull, WW1
Wife (as bomb explodes): There, John, now will you believe me? I told you I heard the syren (sp.). A couple, still in their bed, suffer the brunt of a German bombs impact

Background imageBombed Collection: Tatler cover - German bombardment of Scarborough

Tatler cover - German bombardment of Scarborough
Front cover of The Tatler, showing a ruined house in Wykeham Street, Scarborough, which killed Mrs Barrett and two chilldren when German ships bombarded the East Coast of England in 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageBombed Collection: Shelled house in Northern France, WW1

Shelled house in Northern France, WW1
The effects of shelling on a dwelling in North France with the house cut in half by bombardment but with stairs and some furniture still left intact, enabling it to be occupied by French troops

Background imageBombed Collection: This Weeks Fragment by Bruce Bairnsfather

This Weeks Fragment by Bruce Bairnsfather
This Weeks Fragment " Under the spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands" In a rather sombre Bruce Bairnsfather illustration, a bombed out smithy is stood, crumbling

Background imageBombed Collection: Bombardment of Lowestoft, WW1

Bombardment of Lowestoft, WW1
German bombardment of the East Coast during the First World War. A police officer investigates in a room in a convalescent home in which the matron, who escaped unhurt

Background imageBombed Collection: British soldiers in bombed building, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers in bombed building, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers in a bombed building on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBombed Collection: Ruined house at Le Barque, Western Front, WW1

Ruined house at Le Barque, Western Front, WW1
A ruined house at Le Barque, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBombed Collection: Ruined factory at Serre, Western Front, WW1

Ruined factory at Serre, Western Front, WW1
A ruined sugar factory in Serre near Ancre on the Western Front in France during World World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBombed Collection: Ruined brickwork in Le Barque, Western Front, WW1

Ruined brickwork in Le Barque, Western Front, WW1
A close-up of ruined brickwork in Le Barque, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBombed Collection: Ypres Cathedral, Belgium, Western Front, WW1

Ypres Cathedral, Belgium, Western Front, WW1
General view of Ypres Cathedral, Belgium, after bombing on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageBombed Collection: Shell damage in Hartlepool, WW1

Shell damage in Hartlepool, WW1
Shell damage to buildings in Hartlepool after a night of bombing during the First World War. Diagrams show the path of a shell, damaging houses and industrial chimneys. 16 December 1914

Background imageBombed Collection: RAF pilot bombing U-boat by G. H. Davis

RAF pilot bombing U-boat by G. H. Davis
How an RAF pilot stalked a U-boat and bombed it. The sinking of a German U-boat by a young South African pilot of the RAF. Date: 1939

Background imageBombed Collection: Truk naval base by G. H. Davis

Truk naval base by G. H. Davis
A pictorial map of Truk, Japans main naval base, severely bombed by Admiral Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the US Navy in the Pacific

Background imageBombed Collection: Chongqing following bombing

Chongqing following bombing
The Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking), after heavy bombing by Japanese aircraft in September 1943 Date: 1943

Background imageBombed Collection: U. S. Gunboat Panay abandoned

U. S. Gunboat Panay abandoned
Crew members of the U, S.Gunboat Panay abandon ship. The gunboat had been bombed by Japanese aircraft while anchored in the Yangtze River, outside Nanking, China even though Japan and the U.S.A

Background imageBombed Collection: Allied Forces activity in German territory, WW1

Allied Forces activity in German territory, WW1
Two examples of Allied Forces activity in German territory during the early stages of the First World War. Above, debris from a German motor convoy



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