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Background imageDestroyed Collection: The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS A Martian fighting-machine is destroyed by a hit from a shell

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Monitor / Merrimac / Card

Monitor / Merrimac / Card
The Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate Merrimac destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with Monitor, a turret ship

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Hogarth, Gin Lane

Hogarth, Gin Lane. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin (which later became the Gin Act)

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The Sinking of the Bismarck

The Sinking of the Bismarck
The sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Newcastle Bridge - Old

Newcastle Bridge - Old
The bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle, with buildings on it, destroyed by flood in 1771

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Alexandria Library

Alexandria Library
Scholars 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The Eddystone Lighthouse of 1698

The Eddystone Lighthouse of 1698
Engraving of the Eddystone lighthouse, built by Henry Winstanley in 1698, which was destroyed in a storm in 1703

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi, 1874

The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi, 1874
The 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)

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Damage to Canterbury Cathedral Library, WW2 - Baedeker Blitz

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in Fulham

LFB at 25 pump fire, warehouse in Fulham
LFB firefighters in action at a fire in Fulham, where 100 tons of paraffin wax ignited in a riverside warehouse

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Captain Charles Upham

Captain Charles Upham
Portrait 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti

Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the Ashanti
Soldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral; Second World War, 19

The High Altar of St. Pauls Cathedral; Second World War, 19
Photograph 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: CUTTY SARK CLIPPER

CUTTY SARK CLIPPER
China 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Your Britain - Fight for it NOW

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Scene near Mametz Wood, Western Front, WW1

Scene near Mametz Wood, Western Front, WW1
German ammunition wagons destroyed by British artillery fire near Mametz Wood on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Indian Ocean Mauritius

Indian Ocean Mauritius
Bird s-eye view of the harbour of Port Louis before a third of the town was destroyed this year by a hurricane

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Lytham Lighthouse, Lancashire, 1863

Lytham Lighthouse, Lancashire, 1863
Engraving of the Lytham lighthouse, Lancashire, which was built circa. 1848 and was destroyed by heavy gales in 1863

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Cardigan Castle / Wales

Cardigan Castle / Wales
Cardigan Castle, in the town of Cardigan, Ceredigion. The castle was finally destroyed (in part) by Cromwell in the Civil War

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Punic War, Cato & Senate

Punic War, Cato & Senate
PUNIC WARS Cato insists to the Senate that Carthage is a threat to Rome and must be destroyed

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Horstead Watermill

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Battle of Cluys / Froissar

Battle of Cluys / Froissar
At the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel

Background imageDestroyed Collection: WW1 - White Chateau, Hollebeke in ruins

WW1 - White Chateau, Hollebeke in ruins
circa 1910s

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1

The Fall of the German airship L-21 by Fortunino Matania, WW1
The 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Boeing SM-80 Minuteman ICBM is launched

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney
A 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Old Coventry Cathedral

Old Coventry Cathedral
The 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: USA - Holyrood, Conception Bay (Newfoundland)

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Clerkenwell Prison explosion

Clerkenwell Prison explosion
Effects of the explosion at the house of detention, Clerkenwell, seen from within the prison yard: police officers and firemen searching the ruins

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Beagle A. 61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC

Beagle A. 61 Terrier 2 G-ASAC
Beagle 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Charles V

Charles V
RUBENS, 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Herculaneum Ruins

Herculaneum Ruins
The 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Panorama of Richmond, Virginia after capture by Federals

Panorama of Richmond, Virginia after capture by Federals
Panorama 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Equipment left at Dunkirk WWII

Equipment left at Dunkirk WWII
Equipment left at Dunkirk including this destroyed British flak gun during World War II

Background imageDestroyed Collection: THE ACROPOLIS, MYCENAE

THE ACROPOLIS, MYCENAE
A 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Buildings / Seven Wonders

Buildings / Seven Wonders
Built 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Great Fire of Chicago

Great Fire of Chicago
More than half of the city is destroyed by a fire

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Royal Exchange (Original

Royal Exchange (Original
Inspired 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The Burning of the Alexandra Palace, 1873

The Burning of the Alexandra Palace, 1873
Engraving showing the view inside the Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, as the Grand Organ and orchestra was destroyed by fire, June 1873

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Bomb damage in Plymouth

Bomb damage in Plymouth
The morning after the raid - Plymouth. Mr Widdicombe walks through the bombed streets to salvage what he can of his belongings

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Scene of the Fatal Explosion at Birmingham

Scene of the Fatal Explosion at Birmingham
Scene following an explosion that took place on the premises of Messrs. Pursall and Phillips, percussion-cap manufacturers, in Whittall Street, St. Marys Square, Birmingham

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Bremen Launched

Bremen Launched
In her heyday this fine German liner wins the Atlantic record, but in WW2 she becomes a naval accommodation ship, destroyed by fire in 1941

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Twist / Evidence Destroyed

Twist / Evidence Destroyed
The evidence destroyed

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Emden Shells Madras

Emden Shells Madras
The 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: WW2 - The wreckage of a group of Italian Fighters and Bombers - Western Desert. Date: 1941

WW2 - The wreckage of a group of Italian Fighters and Bombers - Western Desert. Date: 1941

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Burns Square and Station Hotel, Ayr, Scotland

Burns Square and Station Hotel, Ayr, Scotland
Burns Square and Station Hotel (opened in 1885, destroyed by fire in September, 2023), Ayr, Scotland. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDestroyed Collection: California Street Hill with Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The Breakers - Galveston, Texas, USA

The Breakers - Galveston, Texas, USA. Destroyed by a Hurricane on July 21, 1909. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Mosaic Fountain, Casa della Fontana Grande, Pompeii, Italy

Mosaic Fountain, Casa della Fontana Grande, Pompeii, Italy
Mosaic 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Panorama of the excavated Roman town of Pompeii

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Cessna 185D 5Y-ACJ

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Philip IV (1268-1314). King of France (1285-1314)

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Reparation of

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Jessie Marion King

Jessie Marion King
III. The Grey City of the North'. The Oratory destroyed in 1845 Date: 1925

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Floor plan and interior of the Temple of Minerva, Rome

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Half facade of the Temple of Minerva, Rome

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Interior of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, Paris

Interior of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, Paris
Section 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Front of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, Paris

Front of the Church of the Jesuit Novitiate, Paris
Elevation 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: View of Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church, London

View of Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church, London

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The old church at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia)

The old church at Axum, Abyssinia (Aksum, Ethiopia). Seventh-century Christian church destroyed in 1526 and rebuilt in 1657

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed - Passage over Somme

WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed - Passage over Somme
WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed (by dynamite by the retreating German forces) - Passage over Somme cleared by British Army. Date: 1917

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Maitos, Chanakkale - Dardanelles

Maitos, Chanakkale - Dardanelles, Turkey - Ruins of the Church - destroyed during WW1. Date: 1923

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890

Prison ship Success Australia, c. 1890
Image 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: A wrecked car in Howland Street, London

A wrecked car in Howland Street, London
A car is wrecked after building material falls from a height onto it, Howland Street, Central London. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDestroyed Collection: George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912

George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912
George 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, WW2

Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, WW2
Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, November 1940, Second World War. 1940

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Jews at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

Jews at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
The Wailing Wall (also known as the Western Wall, Kotel, or, in Islam the Buraq Wall) is an ancient limestone wall located in Jerusalem

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Colonial C-1 Skimmer N248B

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHE

Westland S. 55 series 1 G-AOHE
Westland 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The ornate and beautiful Tower in the grounds of the Chateau Mennechet at Chiry-Ourscamp

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: St Stephens crypt

St Stephens crypt
Although 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: St Stephens Chapel

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Old Whitehall Palace

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: All Hallows the Great

All Hallows the Great
All-Hallows-the-Great was a church in the City of London, located on what is now Upper Thames Street, first mentioned in 1235

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Croydon Airport - Junkers Ju52-3m D-AHAL

Croydon Airport - Junkers Ju52-3m D-AHAL
Junkers Ju52/3m D-AHAL Otto Bernert (msn 5034), of Deutsche LuftHansa (DLH) on approach to land at Croydon Airport

Background imageDestroyed Collection: The wreckage of the crashed British Airship R101

The wreckage of the crashed British Airship R101 near Beauvais, France - whilst on a flight to India Date: 1930

Background imageDestroyed Collection: WW1 - Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

WW1 - Sucrerie cemetery - Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
WW1 - 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: SS Atlantic Conveyor

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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Cessna 180H Skywagon G-ASYI

Cessna 180H Skywagon G-ASYI Actas'(msn 18051485, ex N4785U), at Blackbushe Airport. (G-ASYI was destroyed on 17 April 1973) Date: circa 1966

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Bolkow Bo 209 Monsun G-AZVC

Bolkow Bo 209 Monsun G-AZVC
Bolkow Bo 209-160FV Monsun G-AZVC (msn 188)

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPT tail

Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPT tail
Hawker 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

Background imageDestroyed Collection: Etna destroyed by volcano eruption, probably early 1900s

Etna destroyed by volcano eruption, probably early 1900s

Background imageDestroyed Collection: WW1 - Battle of Ypres - The canal at Boezinge

WW1 - Battle of Ypres - The canal at Boezinge showing destroyed bridge - 6th August 1917



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