Destruction Collection (page 11)

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

Rouen, WWII
Rouen in flames during the Fall of France during World War II

Fire on Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
The fire which destroyed the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Air raid damage WWII
Finnish tradesmans van has become a Russian air raid casualty in Helsinki, Finland, during World War II

Demolition of Adelphi Terrace
Two men at work on the demolition of Adelphi Terrace, London, an 18th century block of eleven houses four storeys high designed by Adam

San Francisco earthquake 1906. Destruction and ruins of Union Square, also showing the Birdcage under construction

Destruction of Soissons Bridge
Destruction of the Soissons Bridge on the French Front in France during World War I

Bombing of Bruges 1918
Ruins of Bruges after the British aerial attack on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Battle of Albert 1916
British cavalry passing the ruins of Albert Church (shows notice - Albert Bridge, No. 3 for tanks) during the Battle of Albert

Armetieres 1918
A British shell bursting in Armentieres and a soldier running to evacuate the town on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918

Bailleul 1918
Ruins of the town of Bailleul on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918

Attack on Thionville (Diedenhofen) 1918
Damage to the railway station at Thionville (called Diedenhofen and part of the German Empire at the time) caused by an air raid attack by the indpendent airforce on the Western Front in during World

Capture of Cambrai 1918
A patrol of Canadian soldiers entering Cambrai on the day of its capture on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Capture of Cambrai 1918
A lone soldier in the street in Cambrai on the morning that the Germans were driven out on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Ruins of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres in 1918
Cavalry of the Irish Division passing the ruins of the Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres in Albert on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918

Ruins of Arras 1917
Ruins of the Town Hall and Belfrey in Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1917

Ruins of Arras 1917
Soldiers walking through the ruins of Arras, past the Hotel de Ville on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1917

Arras 1917
Soldiers of the Black Watch Wancourt-Hensel Sector amongst the ruins of a smashed German strongpoint near Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1917

Arras Cathedral ruins 1917
Remains of the altar in the ruins of Arras Cathedral in France on the Western Front during World War I in March 1917

A Capital Levy by George Studdy
Bonzo finds that Labour policy is worth following on occasion, and makes Capital Levy on his little mistresss presents. A rather tragic scene showing a little girl weeping after her naughty dog

Hebuterne 1917
A captured British tank in the village of Hebuterne on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917

Housebreaking Gommecourt 1917
Soldiers demolishing a house recycling bricks in the ruins of Gommecourt on the British Front in France during World War I in March 1917

Ruins of Serre 1917
A ruined sugar factory in Serre near Ancre on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917

Ruins of Peronne in 1917
Ruins of the town of Peronne on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917

Chaulners Peronne Line 1917
Ruins of the Peronne Bridge over the Somme looking towards Flamincourt on the Chaulners Peronne Line on the British Front in France during World War I on 3rd April 1917

Operation Ancre 1917
Wreckage in Serre after operation Ancre on the British Front in France during World War I in March 1917

Ruined Village 1917
Ruins of the village of Serre near Ancre in France on the British front during World War I in 1917

Contalmaison Chateau 1917
A contrast of war, the ruins of Contalmaison Chateau, Somme, with sign saying hotel for sale in France on the British front during World War I in 1917. It was never rebuilt

Boesinghe 1917
British soldiers leave their billet in a bady shelled village near Boesinghe in Belgium on the British front during World War I in 1917

Nero
A rather drunk looking man smoking a pipe and playing an accordian sits ignoring the British pound note beside him going up in flames

Loos 1915

Battle of Neuve Chapelle 1915
The ruins of Neuve Chapelle after it was taken in the battle by 25th Brigade on the Western Front in France during World War I in March 1915

World War I 1915
Damage inflicted on the Cameronians at Neuve Chapelle by the German guns on the Western Front in France during World War I on 10th March 1915

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