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LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
Winston Churchill in Bristol, 1941Winston Churchill visits bomb-damaged Bristol on 12th April 1941, during World War Two. Date: 12th April 1941
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire StationWhitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940
WW2 - Chef cooking in a bombed-out street - Blitz, LondonWW2 - His restaurant and kitchen destroyed by German bombing, a Chef continues to cook al fresco in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London. Date: circa 1941
NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene
King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham PalaceKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth pictured among the rubble at Buckingham Palace following German air raids during the Blitz, September 1940
IRA bombing of the Houses of Parliament, WestminsterThe fire started after the IRA planted an explosive device in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, 17 June 1974. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage
Bomb damage in Sidney Street, East London, WW2. Both sides of the entire street were shattered by two bombs. Date: 1940
Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, WW1The Cloth Hall on fire, Ypres, Belgium, First World War. Date: 1914
Ubiquitous bulldozer by G. H. DavisThe ubiquitous bulldozer: a mechanical tool of peace becomes an important weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1944
Street fighting in StalingradPhotograph: Street fighting in Stalingrad. A picture from Axis sources shows German soldiers, glad of the shelter of a crater in a Stalingrad street
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944
Collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, ItalyA photo-montage re-creation of the dramatic collapse of the Campanile in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy on 14th July 1902 Date: 1902
LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria StreetThe moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street
Blitz in London -- rescue workers in bombed street, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue teams and building workers (not firefighters) searching and making safe houses in Sydney Street, East London, after a bombing raid in the East End
Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, WW2Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, SE London, suffered extensive bomb damage during the early days of the bombing campaign
Playing a piano amid the destruction - The BlitzOne of the men working on debris clearance in London succeeded in wresting a tune from this battered piano - circa late 1940
Ruins of the Reichstag, Berlin, GermanyRuins of the Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany. Date: late 1940s
Blitz in London -- pulling debris clear, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters pulling debris clear following an air raid. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, WW2Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, SE London, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Saffron Hill, WW2Blitz in London -- men at work in Saffron Hill, City of London, 26 October 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Redriff Estate, Rotherhithe, WW2Blitz in London -- scene of destruction on the Redriff Estate, Rotherhithe, SE London, during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Collapsed house in Swedenborg Square, StepneyGazing at the ruins of their home, which collapsed soon after they fled - tenants of a house in Stepney. The house was typical of much of old housing in London
Construction of Menin Gate, Ypres, BelgiumConstruction of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, a WW1 war memorial. circa 1926
Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944
Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls (St. Pauls escape)Damascus, Syria - Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul, forced to flee the city under the cover of night after explosive reactions from Jews opposed to his teachings
Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Finsbury, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters clearing debris at what was their sub-fire station in Hugh Myddleton Primary School, Finsbury, EC1. The building took a direct hit from a high explosive bomb
Mancunian Way FlyoverThe newly-built Manchunian Way flyover, Manchester, England, part of the M6 motorway network. Date: 1960s
Children Throw BricksThe new housing is built, but theres no provision for the young : except a waste land strewn with bricks and stones for them to chuck at one another or at passers-by
Bomb damage in PlymouthThe morning after the raid - Plymouth. Mr Widdicombe walks through the bombed streets to salvage what he can of his belongings
Salonika - damage after French attacksThe damage caused by bombardment by the French 75th Division close to Doiran on Salonika during the Mediterranean Campaign
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
Yellow mombin or hog plum, Spondias monbin. Spondia di frutti rossi. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali
Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, WW2Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, November 1940, Second World War. 1940
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
Bomb damage, London, St Pauls Cathedral from Paternoster RowWW2 - Bomb damage in London - St. Pauls Cathedral from Paternoster Row. Date: circa 1943
WW2 Home Front - Bomb Damage in London - Savile RowWW2 - Home Front - Bomb Damage in London - Savile Row backing on to Heddon Street - 16th September 1940. Date: 1940
Seaside Cottage, Sutton PoyntzA photograph of a quaint rubble stone seaside cottage at the village of Sutton Poyntz, Dorset, designed with local straw reed thatch, by architect Ernest Wamsley Lewis. Date: circa 1937
Inspecting Blitz bomb damage, Christie's Auctioneers, WW2Inspecting Blitz bomb damage at Christie's Auction House, King Street, London, during the Second World War Date: circa 1941
WorkmenAn illustration which shows a procession of workmen crossing a crude platform which bridges an intimidating gap below. A man with a wheelbarrow filled with rubble leads the group, behind which
Coventry Cathedral in ruins after bombing, WW2 Date: 1940
Bomb damage at the Red CrossMembers of the Red Cross, amidst bomb damage to one of their depots Date: 1940
Daily Worker slogan on a wallSlogan painted on a wall: It stands between You and War, the Daily Worker. Date: circa 1973
Dead cattle, Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USADead cattle amidst the rubble on Mission Street, San Francisco, California, USA, after the earthquake and fire, 18 April 1906. 1906
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting the East End of London, which suffered fierce bombing. They walked over debris examined the damage
Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2Bomb damage in a London suburb during the Second World War (23 August 1940). Bombs were dropped in the early hours of the morning
Disruption extending the entire length of Haymarket, Piccadilly, London, closed until September. Date: August 1928