Destruction Collection (page 10)

Damaged house interior in Corporation Lane
Damage to a house interior in Corporation Lane, east London, caused by the gunpowder explosion at Clerkenwell Prison, an attempt to free two Fenian prisoners, Burke and Casey

The Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24th 1862. Destruction of the Rebel gunboats, rams, and iron clad batteries by the Union Fleet under the Flag Officer Farragut

Wartime bomb damage, paintshop in Hendon, north London
Wartime damage to a paintshop in Hendon, north London, hit by an incendiary bomb, with damaged vehicles in the foreground. Date: September 1940

Fire at the Michaeliskirche, Hamburg, Germany
A terrible fire which engulfed the spire of the Michaeliskirche at Hamburg, Germany on 3rd July, 1906. The fire lasted for three hours, ten minutes. Date: 1906

Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London
A bomb site in Lambeth, south east London, with a Humber Saloon car used for top-priority Cabinet business partially hidden by debris at the centre

Wartime bomb damage, Met Police vehicles, London
Bomb damaged vehicles belonging to the Metropolitan Police, waiting to be repaired or scrapped. Date: September 1940

Belgian engineers at Termonde, Belgium, WW1
Belgian engineers blowing up a railway bridge at Termonde, Belgium, towards the start of the First World War, in order to delay the German advance. Date: 18 September 1914

German bomb used in Gotha heavy bombers, WW1
A large German bomb, taller than a man and weighing 300 kg (660 pounds), of the type used in the Gotha heavy bomber during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander
WWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906

Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1923 (9 / 9)
Tokyo Earthquake, Japan 1st September 1923 - the earthquake and typhoon killed an estimated 99, 300 people Date: 1923

Vendome Column 4
A veteran of Napoleons campaigns mourns the destruction of the Vendome column by the Communards who see it as a symbol of the previous regime. Date: 8 May 1871

American gunners and transport near St Mihiel, France, WW1
American gunners and transport making a stop on a road near St Mihiel, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: September 1918

Belgian troops at Termonde, Belgium, WW1
Belgian troops at Termonde, Belgium, towards the start of the First World War. They are the rear guard, covering a retreat after a railway bridge has been blown up to delay the German advance

Izmir, Turkey - Great Fire
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir, but the Greek expedition towards central Anatolia turned into a disaster for both that country

Kazimierz Pulaski
KAZIMIERZ PULASKI PONIATOWSKI - sometime lover of Catherine the Great, but her devious foreign policy led to his abdication and the destruction of his country. Date: 1748 - 1779

Vendome Column 3
Communards celebrate the destruction of the column in the place Vendome, Paris, seen as a symbol of the previous regime, at the instigation of artist Gustave Courbet. Date: 8 May 1871

Stanislaw Poniatowski
STANISLAW II AUGUST PONIATOWSKI - sometime lover of Catherine the Great, but her devious foreign policy led to his abdication and the destruction of his country. Date: 1732 - 1798

The Felling of Dimmocks Chimney, Hanley
The Felling of Dimmocks Pottery Works Chimney, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on June 15th, 1905. The demolition of the great chimney was almost an event for a local holiday

Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice
The dramatic results of the collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902

World War Two Bomb Damage
A couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942

Devastation during bombing, Ostend, Belgium, WW1
Devastation inside a church in Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Nuns stand on the right, looking at the bodies of women, and a jumble of wooden chairs. Date: circa 1914

Wreck of HMS Invincible, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the wreck of the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible

American troops and transport on a road in France, WW1
American troops and transport on a road in war-torn France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Tornado in Kirksville, Missouri, 1889
A tornado in Kirksville, Missouri, tears off the rooves of buildings, snatching up debris into the air. Date: 27th April 1899

Getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield, WW1
The crew of a ship getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield during the First World War. The paravane is towed underwater in order to detect the presence of mines

Bombed House - Occupants refuse to leave
The two elderly female occupants of a heavily-damaged house in Northern France during the First World War, who resolutely refused to leave their battered home. Date: 1919

Dalton gang, Kansas
The destruction of the Dalton gang in Kansas, America. Five of the notorious and desperate bandits were killed in a battle with Coffeyville

London bomb damage
Residents from the bomb damaged street, peer through a huge whole in their house, viewing the utter destruction caused by Goerings men, and salvaging clothes and blankets from the ruins

Bomb damage in London - Fore Street Date: circa 1943

Scene on the Western Front, WW1
A scene on the Western Front during the First World War, with soldiers travelling along a country road by horse and cart, and debris at the roadside. Date: 1914-1918

Aerial photograph, Fort Douaumont, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (British) of a bomb exploding in Fort Douaumont, north eastern France, during the First World War. The village of Douaumont was destroyed during the Battle of Verdun

Remains of ammunition dump, La Boisselle, France, WW1
The remains of a destroyed ammunition dump outside La Boisselle, northern France, during the First World War. Date: October 1916

London Blitz 1941
A mother smiles with her children amid the ruins of a typical working class home, following a bombing raid overnight and in the early morning on 20th March 1941. Date: March 1941

Santorini earthquake reportage, 1956
The aftermath of the Santorini earthquake, as reported in the Illustrated London News on July 21st 1956. Photographs of ruined buildings, refugees and rubble feature, as well as a short article

Karl Doenitz
KARL DOENITZ seen planning the destruction of the Royal Navy with two of his officers Date: 1891 - 1981

Baudelaire / Destruction
Illustration for his poem DESTRUCTION

Isaiah / Vision of Babylon
The prophets vision of the destruction of Babylon

WW1 / 1918 / JOAN OF ARC
Jeanne d Arc sees her country destroyed during World War One - even she would be helpless to withstand the might of the Germans ! Date: 1918

First ever terrorist attack in L. A
The Ruins of the LA Times Building in Los Angeles after the first known terrorist attack, a body is being taken out of the rubble

Explosion at Faversham
The remains of a gun cotton or gun powder mill at Favershams Marsh Works, Kent, which was destroyed in a violent explosion in 1847. The blast was so strong that it was heard 17 miles away

Double page spread in a diary for 22-27 November
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 22-27 November. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Hotel de Ville, Arras, France - rebuilt
The rebuilding of the historic Hotel de Ville at Arras, following almost totally destruction during the First World War. Photograph from 1929

Soissons ruins WWI
Smouldering ruins in Soissons, which was captured by the Germans on the 29 May 1918 during the Battle of Soissons and Rheims at the Third battle of Aisne on the Western Front during World War I

Glendurgan, Cornwall, after the 1987 hurricane
Scene at Glendurgan, a National Trust garden in North Falmouth, Cornwall, after the 1987 hurricane. A man stands behind a large tree which has been completely uprooted

Destroyed French tank WWI
Destroyed French tank during World War I

German retreat WWI
German observation post behind the German retreat line in France during World War I

Ablainzeville Church WWI
Destruction of Ablainzville Church, Pas de Calais, in France during World War I

Destroyed bridge over the Marne WWI
Destruction of the bridge over the Marne at Chateau Thierry to impede the enemy passage

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