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The Zulu war. Lord Chelmsfords retreat from Isandhlwana theLord Chelmsford surveying the damage after the Battle of Isandlwana. The battlefield strewn with corpses is in the foreground, Isandhlawana Hill is in the distance, as are the Zulu impi (warriors)
West End riots: shops damaged by rioters, 1886The damage caused by rioters to Mr Archards jewellery shop, on South Audley Street, during the 1886 West End riots
Brudenell Magna CartaThe Brudenell Magna Carta, document on vellum, dated 12 October 1297, with a substantial fragment of the Great Seal of Edward I. The original Magna Carta was issued in Latin in 1215
Winston Churchill inspecting the damage to the House of Commons after an attack during the Blitz
UFO crashes at Aztec, New MexicoA flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact
The Bombardment of the Hartlepools - James Clark Date: 1914
WW2 Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe informing suppliersWW2 Home Front Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe Colette of Swallow Street, London sending information on a printed card to inform suppliers that (likely due to Bomb damage)
Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2Warehouses ablaze following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London
Winston Churchill in Bristol, 1941Winston Churchill visits bomb-damaged Bristol on 12th April 1941, during World War Two. Date: 12th April 1941
WW2 - Chef cooking in a bombed-out street - Blitz, LondonWW2 - His restaurant and kitchen destroyed by German bombing, a Chef continues to cook al fresco in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London. Date: circa 1941
NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene
German Fokker D VII fighter plane, WW1A German Fokker D VII fighter plane on an airfield towards the end of the First World War. It had a 180 hp Mercedes engine, and was a single-seat fighter plane
King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham PalaceKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth pictured among the rubble at Buckingham Palace following German air raids during the Blitz, September 1940
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire StationWhitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940
Damage to Canterbury Cathedral Library, WW2 - Baedeker Blitz" Canterbury under fire" - Damage sustained to the Cathedal LIbrary examined by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, by bombing on the city by German planes of the luftwaffe during WW2
IRA bombing of the Houses of Parliament, WestminsterThe fire started after the IRA planted an explosive device in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, 17 June 1974
New Tredegar Colliery, Rhymney Valley, South WalesAn engine house damaged by subsidence at New Tredegar Colliery, Rhymney Valley, South Wales. This colliery suffered from many landslips and other geological problems, and eventually closed in 1930
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, GermanyThe Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943
Consolidated B-24H LiberatorUSAF 854th Bs Bomber Squadron / 491st Bg Bomber Group Consolidated B-24H Liberator Nosed over in Soft Ground at North Picham? Date: 1944
Bomb damaged building, West India Docks, WW2A warehouse building with its top floor and roof damaged by an incendiary bomb, North Quay, West India Docks, East London, during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms
United States Air Force - McDonnell F-4C-18-MC Phantom II 63-7478 (msn 471) of the 4453 CCTW, at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida
German cruiser SMS Emden, WW1The German light cruiser SMS Emden after being attacked by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914, at the Battle of Cocos. Escaping crew can be seen in a boat in the foreground. 1914
Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2Warehouses in a smoky atmosphere following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London
Breakdown lorry from Lambeth fire station in actionThe breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station, being deployed to move a lorry involved in a serious accident with the OXO lorry in the distance
Palace after KerenskyDamage and litter in the Winter Palace, Petrograd, after it is stormed by the Bolsheviks and Kerenskys provisional government ejected
Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS TitanicRMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic
Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, WW2Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, SE London, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944
Bomb damage in Sidney Street, East London, WW2. Both sides of the entire street were shattered by two bombs. Date: 1940
Belfast riots, August 1920A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week
GLC-LFB Warehouse fire, Herring Street, LondonA serious warehouse fire in riverside wharfs and a turntable ladder at work in the distance
LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, HackneyA major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London
London Salvage Corps at work with salvage sheetsThe London Salvage Corps were financed by the Insurance Companies and were not part of the London Fire Brigade
LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria StreetThe moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street
Blitz in London -- rescue workers in bombed street, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue teams and building workers (not firefighters) searching and making safe houses in Sydney Street, East London, after a bombing raid in the East End
Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, WW2Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, SE London, suffered extensive bomb damage during the early days of the bombing campaign
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War
Official wording, Apprenticeship IndentureOfficial wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited
Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1Aerial photograph (Canadian) of the ruined suburbs of Arras in northern France, taken from a kite balloon during the First World War. Date: November 1917
Royal Opera House in Valletta, Malta - RuinsRuins of the Royal Opera House in Valletta, Malta - severely damaged in 1942 following German bombing raids during World War Two and pulled down following the war
St. Pauls after BlitzA bomb site next to St. Pauls Cathedral, London, seen from Bread Street after the World War Two Blitz
Chinese Foot-BindingThe damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe
Northrop T-38A-10-NO Talon 58-1194, Buzz Number TF-194. The first production aircraft, with the rear cockpit canopy blanked off for flight testing
Blitz in London -- Saffron Hill, WW2Blitz in London -- men at work in Saffron Hill, City of London, 26 October 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London, ship at Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2A badly damaged cargo ship at the Surrey Commercial Docks complex after being engulfed by the fires caused by heavy bombing raids during the Second World War
Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- damage to tanks and pipelines at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940
Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, WW2Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, 22 March 1944. Showing firefighters in action on barrels of paraffin wax. Date: 1944
London firefighters at work in Hampstead High StreetLondon firefighters at work outside a Woolworths building in Hampstead High Street, north-west London (11 May 1946)
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940
Foam applied at oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Fire crews applying foam to a fire at the Thames Haven oil tank fire, near Thurrock, Essex
St. Mary RedcliffeThe church of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, was founded in 1292 by Simon de Burton. In 1446 the spire was struck by lightning, causing considerable damage. Date: 1950s
King and Queen tour West London raid damageKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to Mrs Eals who was saved by taking cover in an Anderson shelter when her house was bombed during an air raid in September 1940
Army airship crash at FarnboroughAn army airship, the Morning Star Lebaudy Dirigible, which crashed into Woodlands Cottage, the home of Captain and Lady Follett, at Farnborough, Hampshire, near the Farnborough to Farnham road
German bomb damage in ColchesterA photograph of Quartermaster-Sergeant Radjohn and his wife and baby son among the wreckage in their back-yard caused by a German bomb in February 1915
The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and AmethEngraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877
Landslip at AxmouthA massive landslip causes extensive damage to the fishing port of Axmouth, at the mouth of the Axe river. (first of two views)
London from St Paul sLondon, looking east towards Monument and Tower Bridge, from the top of St. Pauls Cathedral. Note the bomb sites still in evidence after the World War Two blitz
The Bull in the China Shop Date: 1891
Railway bridge at Sinzig Germany, Allied bombingVintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: damage to the railway bridge at Sinzig Germany following Allied bombing attacks
WW2 greetings card, London Carries On, by Joseph Bato, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944. Date: 1944
Handley Page O / 100 3125 showing the lower-wing damageHandley Page O/100, 3125, showing the lower-wing damage. 12 June 1918. Date: 1918
Wrecked goods train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
Firemen at Chipping Norton Workhouse, OxfordshireFiremen stand in a burnt-out section of the Chipping Norton workhouse in Oxfordshire following a fire on 19 March 1911. Sewing machines and cotton reels amongst the debris indicate a sewing room
Bomb damage in PlymouthThe morning after the raid - Plymouth. Mr Widdicombe walks through the bombed streets to salvage what he can of his belongings
Salonika - damage after French attacksThe damage caused by bombardment by the French 75th Division close to Doiran on Salonika during the Mediterranean Campaign
Baptist chapel in Hartlepool hit by German east coast raid - WWIThe Baptist Chapel in Hartlepool (now situated in an area called The Headland and sometimes known as Old Hartlepool)
Emden Shells MadrasThe German cruiser Emden bombards the oil tanks in the harbour of Madras, India, and causes substantial damage to shipping. But she, too, will be destroyed
Modern Iconoclasts at work - EgyptModern iconoclasts at work on the monuments of ancient Egypt
Comic postcard, Policeman expecting air raid - Shouldn't be surprised to see a Zeppelin raid tonight! Date: 1914-1918
Comic postcard, Roof damaged in air raid - This will be the third time I've put that blooming roof on! Date: 1914-1918
Comic postcard, Man attacking washing line - I'm practising bayonet charging! A Derby Scheme armband on his jacket shows that he is signed up and ready for active service. Date: circa 1915
Tate Gallery bombed, 1940Page from The Tatler reporting on the damage done to the Tate Gallery by German bombs in November 1940
Deal Pier struck and severely damaged by a mined Dutch coaster, the Nora, in January 1940
The Mexican Revolution - Bomb damageThe Mexican Revolution (November 20, 1910 - December 1, 1920) - A bomb-damaged building in Mexcio City - photograph by Heliodoro Juan Gutierrez (1878-1934)
WW1 - Air Raid bombing damage to Istanbul - October, 1918. Date: circa 1918
WW1 - Damage to the Henry Vasnier Gallery, ReimsWW1 - on September 4, 1914, a German shell fell on the Museum of Fine Arts in Reims and more precisely in the room dedicated to the Henry Vasnier Gallery (Galerie Henri Vasnier)
Worthing Pier damaged in a storm in March 1913 Date: 1913
Sanremo, Italy, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century
Damaged quay at Yokohama after the 1923 earthquake, Japan. Date: 1923