Bombed Collection (page 8)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Damaged stands at Sheffield United Football ground (Bramall Lane) following bombing raids on the city during World War Two. Date: 1944

Tree growing in damaged stand at Manchester United
The damaged main stand at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United Football Club. W G Roughton views the tree that grew in the Grandstand. Date: 1944

Effect of high explosive shell, Western Front, WW1
The effect of a high explosive shell in a town on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Village on Western Front, France, WW1
Scene in a ruined village on the Western Front in France during World War One, with British troops and a tank. Date: circa 1916

Church at Neuve Eglise, Western Front, WW1
The bombed-out church at Neuve Eglise (Nieuwkerke) on the Western Front in Belgium during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Chonqing bombed
The Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking) after a Japanese bombing raid Date: September 1943

Chinese bridge bombed
A bridge near Canton is bombed by Japanese aircraft. The bridge carried the railway from Canton to Wuchang, near Nanking. Date: November 1937

The Croxton outrage by G. H. Davis
One of several German attacks on North Sea fishing trawlers, later countered by arming them: the Croxton outrage. How the unarmed Croxton was machine-gunned and bombed until she sank

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

Mass celebrated in ruined church, Milan, Italy, WW1
Mass celebrated in ruined church of San Gregorio, Milan, Italy, during the First World War. The roof is open to the sky, but that doesn t stop the faithful from attending. Date: 1914-1918

Bomb damaged building during WW2
A bomb damaged building in Germany during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Bomb Damage in London - Coats and Hats left on hooks
WW2 - " Wheres George?" - Bomb Damage in London - Coats and Hats left on hooks while the floor has disappeared. Date: 1940

WW1 - Damage to the Synagogue at Thann, Alsace, France
WW1 - The Synagogue at Thann, Alsace, France - The synagogue and bathhouse were heavily damaged by shelling during the First World War Date: 1915

USA Tea Car providing refreshment for bombed-out famillies
WW2 - The morning after - no homes, no gas, or water - but a USA Tea Car is there with hot tea and refreshment to care the children and families affected following the devastating raid

Thessaloniki - French Destroyer illuminates Zeppelin LZ85
Night Combat over the Bay of Thessaloniki, Greece - A French Destroyer illuminates the German military Zeppelin airship LZ85 and takes a few pot shots in the general direction

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in King Street, St James. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Pall Mall, directly opposite St. James Palace. Date: circa 1941

WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in Duke Street, St James Date: circa 1941

Bomb Damage, London - Shell of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
London Under Fire. Bomb Damage, London - the Shell of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, bombed on 10th May 1941 with the (surviving) dome of St Pauls in the rear

Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London
London under fire - Damage to Whitecross Street - WW2 - Blitz on London Date: circa 1943

Palace of Necessidades, Lisbon and King Manuel II
Palace of Necessidades (Palacio das Necessidades) in the Largo do Rilvas, a public square in Lisbon, Portugal. On 5th October 1910, during the Republican Revolution, the palace

Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2
Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, with firefighter and hose

A de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth is bombed-up at Hatfield during anti-invasion preparations in 1940. Trials were completed over Hatfield airfield but no bombs were dropped in anger. Date: 1940

Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session
A Westland Whirlwind is bombed up during a practice session

Short Stirling being bombed up

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

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

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