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Debris Collection (page 8)

Background imageDebris Collection: Blitz in London -- damaged vehicle, WW2

Blitz in London -- damaged vehicle, WW2
Blitz in London -- a damaged vehicle surrounded by rubble. Date: 1940s

Background imageDebris Collection: Blitz in London -- damaged fire vehicle, WW2

Blitz in London -- damaged fire vehicle, WW2
Blitz in London -- a firefighting vehicle damaged by falling debris in Alderney Street, Victoria SW1. Date: 1940s

Background imageDebris 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 imageDebris 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 imageDebris Collection: Jetty leading to pier, South Wharf, Rotherhithe, London

Jetty leading to pier, South Wharf, Rotherhithe, London
Jetty leading to pier at South Wharf, Rotherhithe, SE London, with debris (probably from war damage)

Background imageDebris Collection: Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2

Bomb damage and crater, Petherton Road, London, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage and a crater in Petherton Road, North London, 2 July 1944. A salvage operation took place, pumping out flooded basements. Date: 1944

Background imageDebris 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 imageDebris 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 imageDebris 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 imageDebris 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 imageDebris Collection: Unexploded land mine, Greycoat Hospital, London, WW2

Unexploded land mine, Greycoat Hospital, London, WW2
An unexploded land mine which has fallen into Greycoat Hospital, Westminster, London, on 15 October 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageDebris 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 imageDebris Collection: Rescue following bombing, WW2

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

Background imageDebris Collection: London firefighters at work in Hampstead High Street

London firefighters at work in Hampstead High Street
London firefighters at work outside a Woolworths building in Hampstead High Street, north-west London (11 May 1946). General aerial view of the front of the premises after the fire has been

Background imageDebris 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 imageDebris 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 imageDebris 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 imageDebris Collection: Blitz in London -- a ruined building, WW2

Blitz in London -- a ruined building, WW2
Blitz in London -- a ruined building, with debris consisting of wood and metal. Date: 1940s

Background imageDebris 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 imageDebris Collection: Blitz in London -- firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2

Blitz in London -- firefighters at work in Bermondsey, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters at work at a fire at Youngs Glue Factory, Grange Road, Bermondsey, during the Second World War, 12 October 1940

Background imageDebris Collection: Ruins of St Martins Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, WW1

Ruins of St Martins Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, WW1
Ruins of St Martins Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, First World War

Background imageDebris Collection: Greek theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Greek theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Remains of a Greek theatre, Taormina, Sicily. Date: late 19th century

Background imageDebris Collection: Which is it Master likes so much? by George Studdy

Which is it Master likes so much? by George Studdy
Which is it Master likes so much? Bonzo tries out all the cigars in his masters cabinet, to see what the attraction is. Date: 1923

Background imageDebris Collection: Soldier waiting by old farm machinery, Western Front, WW1

Soldier waiting by old farm machinery, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier waiting by some old farm machinery on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: British soldier cleaning up debris, Western Front, WW1

British soldier cleaning up debris, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier cleaning up debris on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: British soldiers near Peronne, Somme, WW1

British soldiers near Peronne, Somme, WW1
British officers and men, the first to cross the Somme near Peronne on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: Burning building, Bapaume, Western Front, WW1

Burning building, Bapaume, Western Front, WW1
A burning building in Bapaume, France, on the Western Front during World War One, taken immediately after the town was captured by the British. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDebris Collection: Street in Bapaume during capture, Western Front, WW1

Street in Bapaume during capture, Western Front, WW1
A street in the town of Bapaume during its capture by the British on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDebris Collection: British officers in wrecked house, Western Front, WW1

British officers in wrecked house, Western Front, WW1
A group of British officers in a wrecked house on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: Damaged German guns, Pozieres, France, WW1

Damaged German guns, Pozieres, France, WW1
German guns knocked out of action by British artillery at Pozieres, France, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: American soldiers on the Western Front, WW1

American soldiers on the Western Front, WW1
American soldiers on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageDebris Collection: Remains of Longueval, France, Western Front, WW1

Remains of Longueval, France, Western Front, WW1
The remains of Longueval, France, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: Scene in captured village, Western Front, WW1

Scene in captured village, Western Front, WW1
Scene in a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: Scene at Longueval, France, Western Front, WW1

Scene at Longueval, France, Western Front, WW1
Scene in the rubble at Longueval, France, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: British soldier relaxing on a stretcher, Somme, WW1

British soldier relaxing on a stretcher, Somme, WW1
A British soldier relaxing and reading the news on an abandoned German stretcher on the Somme, Western Front, during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris 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

Background imageDebris Collection: British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers drawing water at a pump in a ruined village on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: Effect of high explosive shell, Western Front, WW1

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

Background imageDebris Collection: British soldiers with boarding for trenches, WW1

British soldiers with boarding for trenches, WW1
British soldiers carrying boarding for the bottom of trenches on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDebris Collection: Shell hole on road, Western Front, France, WW1

Shell hole on road, Western Front, France, WW1
A shell hole in a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. It was the result of a British shell striking the road near a German ammunition wagon

Background imageDebris Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Little Polly Flinders

Nursery Rhymes -- Little Polly Flinders sat among the cinders. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDebris Collection: WW2 - London under fire - bomb damage in King Street

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

Background imageDebris Collection: Blitz in London -- turntable ladder in operation, WW2

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

Background imageDebris Collection: Volcano types

Volcano types
Block diagram showing: (top left) Glowing cloud eruption, (top right) a shield volcano and (Bottom) a strato-volcano

Background imageDebris Collection: Krakatoa in eruption

Krakatoa in eruption
Krakatoa during an early stage of the eruption. Plate 1 from The Eruption of Krakatoa (1888) by G. J. Symons

Background imageDebris Collection: Firefighters at the scene of a fire, Enfield

Firefighters at the scene of a fire, Enfield
Firefighters at the scene of a fire at 34 Strayfield Road, Enfield, North London

Background imageDebris Collection: Firefighters at the scene of a fire in a furniture shop

Firefighters at the scene of a fire in a furniture shop
Firefighters working at the scene of a fire in a furniture shop, Cricklewood, NW London

Background imageDebris Collection: The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace, South London

The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace, South London
The smoking rubble of Crystal Palace on 30 November, 1936. The fire started after an explosion in the womens cloakroom, and consumed the entire building



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