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The War of the WorldsTHE WAR OF THE WORLDS A Martian fighting-machine is destroyed by a hit from a shell
Monitor / Merrimac / CardThe Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship
Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)
The Sinking of the BismarckThe sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck
Newcastle Bridge - OldThe bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, with buildings on it, destroyed by flood in 1771
Alexandria LibraryScholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640
The Eddystone Lighthouse of 1698Engraving of the Eddystone lighthouse, built by Henry Winstanley in 1698, which was destroyed in a storm in 1703
The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi, 1874The King of Ashantis palace at Kumasi, the Ashanti capital, viewed from the east in 1874 towards the end of the second Ashanti War (1873-74)
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
LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in FulhamLFB firefighters in action at a fire in Fulham, where 100 tons of paraffin wax ignited in a riverside warehouse
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the AshantiSoldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast
The High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral; Second World War, 19Photograph showing the High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, after a German bomb had exploded on the choir roof and destroyed a large section of roof, 1940
CUTTY SARK CLIPPERChina clipper, though she only made 8 voyages to China before steamships destroyed the clipper business : she then became a wool carrier, then a training ship
Your Britain - Fight for it NOW - World War 2 public information Poster designed by Abram Games for the War Office - first published in 1942. Date: 1942
Scene near Mametz Wood, Western Front, WW1German ammunition wagons destroyed by British artillery fire near Mametz Wood on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Indian Ocean MauritiusBird s-eye view of the harbour of Port Louis before a third of the town was destroyed this year by a hurricane
Lytham Lighthouse, Lancashire, 1863Engraving of the Lytham lighthouse, Lancashire, which was built circa. 1848 and was destroyed by heavy gales in 1863
Cardigan Castle / WalesCardigan Castle, in the town of Cardigan, Ceredigion. The castle was finally destroyed (in part) by Cromwell in the Civil War
Punic War, Cato & SenatePUNIC WARS Cato insists to the Senate that Carthage is a threat to Rome and must be destroyed
Horstead Watermill, on the River Bure, Norfolk, was one of the most beautiful weatherboarded wooden mills in England. Tragically destroyed by fire on 23 January 1963
Battle of Cluys / FroissarAt the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel
WW1 - White Chateau, Hollebeke in ruinscirca 1910s
The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1The destruction of the German Zeppelin L-21 over Cuffley, Hertfordshire after being shot down by Lieut. William Leefe Robinson on the night of 2nd/3rd September 1916
Boeing SM-80 Minuteman ICBM is launched on a test flight from Cape Canaveral on 19 May 1961. The rocket had to be destroyed after it veered off course following second stage ignition
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
Old Coventry CathedralThe altar and east end of the cathedral of Saint Michael. Building began in 1373, on the site of an earlier cathedral. Mostly destroyed during the Blitz on 14 November 1940
USA - Holyrood, Conception Bay (Newfoundland) - Holyrood, Conception Bay (Newfoundland). Holyrood is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No
Clerkenwell Prison explosionEffects of the explosion at the house of detention, Clerkenwell, seen from within the prison yard: police officers and firemen searching the ruins
Beagle A. 61 Terrier 2 G-ASACBeagle A.61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC (msn B.606, ex WE587), of the Airways Aero Club. Auster converted a number of ex- Army aircraft which became the Auster 6B
Charles VRUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). The Emperor Charles V and the Empress Isabella. 1628. Copy of the original portrait by Titian destroyed in the fire at the Alcạ r of Madrid in 1734
Herculaneum RuinsThe ruins of the town of Herculaneum, Italy, less famous than Pompeii, but destroyed in the same series of eruptions of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Date: 1930s
Panorama of Richmond, Virginia after capture by FederalsPanorama of the city of Richmond, Virginia (the top engraving joins with the lower one, end to end) in April 1865 when it was entered by Federal troops after the Confederacy had evacuated the city
Equipment left at Dunkirk WWIIEquipment left at Dunkirk including this destroyed British flak gun during World War II
THE ACROPOLIS, MYCENAEA general view of the Acropolis at Mycenae. The primary remains at the site are the walls and tombs. The Palace has been almost totally destroyed over time
Buildings / Seven WondersBuilt by the Greeks, almost entirely in marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name
Great Fire of ChicagoMore than half of the city is destroyed by a fire
Royal Exchange (OriginalInspired by the bourse at Antwerp, Thomas Gresham built the first Royal Exchange at Cornhill, City of London; it was destroyed in the Fire of London, 1666
The Burning of the Alexandra Palace, 1873Engraving showing the view inside the Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, as the Grand Organ and orchestra was destroyed by fire, June 1873
Bomb damage in PlymouthThe morning after the raid - Plymouth. Mr Widdicombe walks through the bombed streets to salvage what he can of his belongings
Scene of the Fatal Explosion at BirminghamScene following an explosion that took place on the premises of Messrs. Pursall and Phillips, percussion-cap manufacturers, in Whittall Street, St. Marys Square, Birmingham
Bremen LaunchedIn her heyday this fine German liner wins the Atlantic record, but in WW2 she becomes a naval accommodation ship, destroyed by fire in 1941
Twist / Evidence DestroyedThe evidence destroyed
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
WW2 - The wreckage of a group of Italian Fighters and Bombers - Western Desert. Date: 1941
Burns Square and Station Hotel, Ayr, ScotlandBurns Square and Station Hotel (opened in 1885, destroyed by fire in September, 2023), Ayr, Scotland. Date: circa 1908
California Street Hill with Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco - everything in view destroyed by the earthquake (and resulting fire) of April 18, 1906. Date: circa 1905
The Breakers - Galveston, Texas, USA. Destroyed by a Hurricane on July 21, 1909. Date: circa 1908
Mosaic Fountain, Casa della Fontana Grande, Pompeii, ItalyMosaic Fountain in the Casa della Fontana Grande, discovered at the site of the town Pompeii, Italy, destroyed in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79
Panorama of the excavated Roman town of Pompeii with the peak of Mount Vesuvius behind (whose eruption caused the town's demise in 79AD). Date: circa 1910s
Cessna 185D 5Y-ACJ (msn 185-0932), of the Kenya Police Air Wing, at Wilson Field, Nairobi on 9 January 1967. (destroyed 16 January 1974) Date: 1967
Philip IV (1268-1314). King of France (1285-1314), called Philip the Fair. King Philip IV in battledress on his entry into Paris in 1304 after having defeated the Communes of Flanders
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Reparation of the railway bridge over the Marne river at Trilport, near Meaux, destroyed by the French in 1870. Engraving
Jessie Marion KingIII. The Grey City of the North'. The Oratory destroyed in 1845 Date: 1925
Floor plan and interior of the Temple of Minerva, Rome. Plan of the temple and entrance on the Nerva Forum, and interior with statues in alcoves. Destroyed in 1606. Des Tempels Trajani in Rom
Half facade of the Temple of Minerva, Rome. Showing the temple facade with three (of six) Corinthian columns and the side entrance to the Nerva Forum. Destroyed in 1606
Interior of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, ParisSection of the interior of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, Noviciat des Jesuites, at St. Germain des Pres, Paris, built in 1610 and destroyed circa 1806
Front of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, ParisElevation and section of the front of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, Noviciat des Jesuites, at St. Germain des Pres, Paris, built in 1610 and destroyed circa 1806
View of Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church, London
The old church at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia). Seventh-century Christian church destroyed in 1526 and rebuilt in 1657
The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of NorthIllustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943
WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed - Passage over SommeWW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed (by dynamite by the retreating German forces) - Passage over Somme cleared by British Army. Date: 1917
Maitos, Chanakkale - Dardanelles, Turkey - Ruins of the Church - destroyed during WW1. Date: 1923
Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890Image show offcers quarters on board. The ship was converted into a floating museum and used to display the horrors of the penal era. She was destroyed by fire in 1946
A wrecked car in Howland Street, LondonA car is wrecked after building material falls from a height onto it, Howland Street, Central London. Date: circa 1950s
George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912George V and Queen Mary inspecting the only Roman boat to be found in Britain during a visit to the London Museum. The galley was unearthed in London on the site of the new County Hall
Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, WW2Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, November 1940, Second World War. 1940
Jews at the Wailing Wall, JerusalemThe Wailing Wall (also known as the Western Wall, Kotel, or, in Islam the Buraq Wall) is an ancient limestone wall located in Jerusalem
Colonial C-1 Skimmer N248B (msn 8), destroyed in a 1999 accident. The Skimmer was developed into the Lake LA-4 Buccaneer, via the C-2 Skimmer IV, after Lake Aircraft bought the design. Date: 1960s
Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHEWestland S.55 series 1 G-AOHE (msn WA.126) of Bristow Helicopters, on floats. First registered in 1956, AOHE was registered to the South Georgia Co. Ltd
The ornate and beautiful Tower in the grounds of the Chateau Mennechet at Chiry-Ourscamp, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France - destroyed by German forces in 1915 during WW1. Date: 1915
St Stephens cryptAlthough St Stephens Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834, the crypt below St Stephens Hall, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, which had fallen into disuse before the fire
St Stephens Chapel was a chapel in the old Palace of Westminster which served as the chamber of the House of Commons of England and that of Great Britain from 1547 to 1834
Old Whitehall Palace was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, except for Inigo Joness Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire
All Hallows the GreatAll-Hallows-the-Great was a church in the City of London, located on what is now Upper Thames Street, first mentioned in 1235
Croydon Airport - Junkers Ju52-3m D-AHALJunkers Ju52/3m D-AHAL Otto Bernert (msn 5034), of Deutsche LuftHansa (DLH) on approach to land at Croydon Airport
The wreckage of the crashed British Airship R101 near Beauvais, France - whilst on a flight to India Date: 1930
WW1 - Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-NazaireWW1 - British Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 13km north of Arras, France. The cemetery is named after a sugar factory, which was destroyed in the War and has been replaced by a farm
SS Atlantic Conveyor, roll-on roll-off container ship, on 26 may 1982, the day after being struck by two Exocet missiles in the South Atlantic near the Falkland Islands
Cessna 180H Skywagon G-ASYI Actas'(msn 18051485, ex N4785U), at Blackbushe Airport. (G-ASYI was destroyed on 17 April 1973) Date: circa 1966
Bolkow Bo 209 Monsun G-AZVCBolkow Bo 209-160FV Monsun G-AZVC (msn 188)
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPT tailHawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPT (msn 2121), of British European Airways, at London Heathrow Airport, after the crash of BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD on 3 July 1968
Etna destroyed by volcano eruption, probably early 1900s
WW1 - Battle of Ypres - The canal at Boezinge showing destroyed bridge - 6th August 1917