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Blitz in London -- aftermath of bombing, Cheapside, WW2Blitz 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
Blitz in London -- St Pauls Church, Charlton, SE LondonBlitz in London -- the remains of St Pauls Church, Fairfield Road, Charlton, SE London, 3 September 1940
Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, London, WW2Bomb damage to a building in Ernest Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1
HMS StoicSubmarine HMS Stoic, crushed in deep submergence tests, 1949 Date: 1949
Debris following Llanelli railway strike riots, WalesNewspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed
View of the Fort de Boussois, northern France, WW1View of the Fort de Boussois, also known as the Fort de Kilmaine, on the Maginot Line in northern France during the First World War. It was built in the 1880s
American troops in Cunel, France, WW1American 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
HMS Vindictive after Zeebrugge Raid, Belgium, WW1View of HMS Vindictive, an Arrogant-class protected cruiser, after the Zeebrugge Raid (23 April 1918), Belgium, when her upperworks were badly damaged by gunfire
Chamber of Horrors waxworks damaged by water, 1925Wax models of Dr Crippen and other criminals from the Chamber of Horrors being covered with tarpaulins by salvage men after suffering water damage after fire ravaged the Madame Tussauds waxworks
Charred wax figures after fire at Madame Tussauds, 1925Charred and mutilated wax figures in the sports group after fire ravaged Madame Tussauds waxworks exhibition in the building on Marylebone Road, London. Date: March 1925
HMS Penelope, British light cruiser, WW1HMS Penelope, British Arethusa-class light cruiser, launched 1914, served with the 5th LCS (Harwich Force) during the early part of the First World War, decommissioned 1924
The Dogger Bank Incident or Russian OutrageThe Dogger Bank Incident (or Russian Outrage ) occured on the 22nd October 1904, when the Russian Fleet (sailing to reinforce the 1st Pacific Squadron stationed at Port Arthur during)
Aerial photograph of Mainvilliers Fort, France, WW1Aerial photograph (German) of the Fort at Mainvilliers, north central France, during the First World War. Pockmarking is visible from repeated bombing. Date: 1914-1918
Aerial photograph of Maubeuge fortress, France, WW1Aerial photograph (German) of the fortress at Maubeuge, northern France, during the First World War. The fortress was besieged and badly damaged by the Germans between 24 August and 7 September 1914
Facade of the Reichstag building, Berlin, GermanyView of the front facade of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany. The building opened in 1894 to house the German parliament
Dinka Tribesmen in carved-out canoeA group of African Sudanese Dinka men in and around two canoes (for use on the River Nile) carved out of whole tree trunks
Hotel Adlon, Berlin; Second World War, 1945Photograph showing the heavily damaged Hotel Adlon, in Unter den Linden, Berlin, with Soviet vehicles in front of the entrance, May 1945
The Damaged HMS Saumarez off Albania, 1946Photograph showing the damaged HMS Saumarez, pictured off the coast of Albania, after she had hit a mine, October 1946. On the night of 22nd October the British destroyers HMS Saumarez
Cutty Sark under AnchorThe tea clipper Cutty Sark under anchor. Whilst undergoing restoration in dry dock in Greenwich London in May 2007 the ship was badly damaged by fire
Cutty Sark - Cpt. WoodgetThe captain of the tea clipper Cutty Sark - Richard Woodget Commander of the vessel between 1885-1895. The famous ship was badly damaged in a fire on 21st May 2007
Comic postcard, couple in a trashed room -- Oh John, you were drunk last night! -- Try and forget it! Date: circa 1900s
Statue of a Charioteer (Roman) - Capitoline Museum, Rome. Date: 1920s
Damage from cyclone, Isabela de Sagua, CubaDamage from cyclone of 1 September 1933, Isabela de Sagua, Cuba. Date: 1933
Damage from cyclone, Havana, CubaDamage from cyclone of 20 October 1926, Havana, Cuba, showing stranded boats and debris on the Almandares River. Date: 1926
Christs Hospital, NewgateA view of Christs Hospital, Newgate. The former Greyfriars Convent became a home for orphans in 1552. Damaged in the Great Fire of London
Parthenon frieze, effects of a century of decayThe Parthenon frieze: effects of a century of decay. Plaster casts of parts of the frieze left in place on the temple made for Lord Elgin in 1801 compared with how it was in 1929 after a century of
A tornado in South Wales, 1913Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the havoc wrought by a tornado that passed through South Wales on the night of October 27th 1913. Date: 1913
The Aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 18th April 1906, showing devastated and burnt-out buildings, many reduced to piles of rubble
Knocked-out Panter tank, destroyed by an infantry PIATPhotograph: Knocked-out Panther tank, destroyed by an infantry PIAT (the first we had ever seen) at BRETTEVILLE-EN-ORGUILLEUSE. Ollie, in flat hat, with his back to the camera
Men at work on bomb-damaged houseMen at work on a bomb-damaged house, just after the end of the Second World War. circa 1946
Al Khamis Mosque, Bahrain, Persian GulfThe ancient Al Khamis Mosque with twin minarets at Bilad Al Qadim, near Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s
Wartime damage in Valdobbriadene, Italy, WW1Wartime damage by Austro-Hungarian troops to a row of shops (including a goldsmith s) in Valdobbriadene, province of Treviso, Italy, towards the end of the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Ruined bridge, Ring of Kerry, south-west IrelandRuined stone bridge on The Ring of Kerry, County Kerry, south-west Ireland. circa 1967
Damaged buildings, Braunschweig, GermanyDamaged buildings in Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, Germany. Date: circa 1946
Damaged bridge on a river crossing, probably in Germany after the Second World War. Date: circa 1946
Bailey bridge near Rhine crossing, Germany, in the immediate postwar period. Date: circa 1946
Westende, Belgium -- ruined building, WW1Westende, Belgium -- ruined building during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Westende, Belgium -- ruined houses, WW1Westende, Belgium -- ruined houses during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Westende, Belgium -- ruined buildings, WW1Westende, Belgium -- ruined buildings near Middelkerke during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Westende, Belgium -- defence works and ruins, WW1Westende, Belgium -- defence works and ruins during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Hazebrouck, France -- Grande Place, WW1Hazebrouck, France -- Grande Place with houses damaged by bombing during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Lowestoft bombardment - damaged houses, 1916Houses at Lowestoft on the east coast of England wrecked by the German naval bombardment in April 1916. Most of the damage to buildings was done along the sea front or near it
Lowestoft bombardment - damaged buildings, 1916Damaged buildings in the bombardment of Lowestoft, including a shop and a convalescent home. A German naval squadron attacked the east coast of England early on Tuesday, 25th April 1916
Reninghelst-Clytte, Belgium, WW1Reninghelst-Clytte, road leading to Scherpenberg, Belgium, with damaged trees during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Lier (Lierre), Belgium - Market Place, WW1Lier (Lierre), Belgium - Market Place and d Eyckenboom, showing wartime damage during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Dunkirk, France - Rue de l Eglise, WW1Dunkirk, France - Rue de l Eglise, with wartime damage to the stonework of St Eloi Church visible on the right, and another damaged building on the left. Date: 1914-1918
Channel Ports during WW2View of Channel Ports during WW2. 1940s