1940 Collection (page 4)

A German fighter brought down over Kent. September 1940

Mr. Walter Higgs. M. P. tries out one of the new bunks in a public air raid shelter while
Mr. Walter Higgs. M.P. tries out one of the new bunks in a public air raid shelter while chatting to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. 4th October 1940

King George VI tours the bomb shattered areas of Birmingham following the city suffering a series of heavy air raids on the city

Fires caused by the dropping of thousands of incendiary bombs by the Luftwaffe on the City of London on the night of the 29th December 1940

Women and children prepare to sleep in a bomb shelter during Second World War. 14th October 1940

British anti-tank crew in training during the Second World War. 6th February 1940

A Canadian officer chats with two Icelandic women in their native costume during Second World War. 16th October 1940

British troops in winter camouflage take part in an exercise during the Second World War. 12th February 1940

Incendiary bombs drop on Camberwell, London, during a raid on the city on the 8th - 9th December 1940

Firemen and pumps in St Pauls Cathedral church yard, London, attempting to save the cathedral from fire as incendiary bombs are dropped in their thousands by the Luftwaffe on the City of London 29th

Conductors undergoing training for their duties with the Liverpool Corporation Passenger Transport. 4th July 1940

An East Yorkshire business man, Mr. Gordon Armstrong, has pledged himself to provide free refreshment for men in the services for the duration of the war

The entrance to the Cadbury factory at Bournville as workmen clean up after flooding caused by a direct hit on the nearby Birmingham to Worcester canal bridge

Damage to the Cadbury factory at Bournville, Birmingham following a raid on the city. During the raid millions of gallons of water flooded the factory following a direct hit on the Birmingham

The burnt out shell of C and A in Corporation Street, Birmingham following an incendiary air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Staff at the Cadbury factory at Bournville clean up after flooding caused by a direct hit on the nearby Birmingham to Worcester canal bridge

The Suffolk Regiment with the B. E. F. (The British Expeditionary Force)
The Suffolk Regiment with the B.E.F. (The British Expeditionary Force). Pictures in the mess, having refreshments. The British Expeditionary Force was the name of the British Army in Western Europe

The Sherwood Foresters, now serving in the forward areas of the B. E. F
The Sherwood Foresters, now serving in the forward areas of the B.E.F. The British Expeditionary Force. Picture shows Major L.S

The Suffolk Regiment with the BEF. The British Expeditionary Force. The British Expeditionary Force was the name of the British Army in Western Europe during the Second World War from 2 September

Schoolgirls demonstrating cooking to their mothers at Orange Hill School in Burnt Oak. 10th May 1940

Office workers negotiate the rubble strewn Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. As they make their way to work the morning after an air raid on the city 25th October 1940

Damage to The Arcade that connects Corporation Street to Temple Row, Birmingham following a heavy raid on Birmingham. 28th October 1940. 27th October 1940

Workers survey the damage Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. As they make their way to work the morning after an air raid on the city 25th October 1940

The burnt out shell of The Empire theatre in Hurst Street, Birmingham the morning after an air raid on the city 25th October 1940

A woman on her way to work negotiates the rubble strewn Smallbrook Street, Birmingham the morning after an air raid on the city 25th October 1940

The burnt out remains of Lansdown Laundry, Highgate Road, Balshall Heath, Birmingham the morning after an air raid on the city 26th October 1940

Shops and Amusements outside Tonys Ballroom in Hurst Street, Birmingham burnt out following an air raid on the city. 25th October 1940

Workers survey the burnt out shell of W. H. Smith in Station Street, Birmingham as they make their way to their offices and factories, the morning after a particular heavy air raid on the city

Firemen dampening down fires in Cornwall Street, Birmingham the morning after a heavy incendiary raid on the city 27th October 1940

The Carlton Cinema, Balsall Heath, Birmingham where 19 people were killed and more than 20 were injured when the cinema received a direct hit during the performance of The Typhoon

Rubble strewn across Weaman Street following a heavy raid on Birmingham. 27th October 1940

Firemen dampening down the Buupits factory, Camden Street, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 27th October 1940

Auxiliary Firemen training in Birmingham. Circa October 1940

Damage to The Arcade New Street, Birmingham following a heavy raid on the city. 28th October 1940. 27th October 1940

Firemen dampening down the Chamberlain, Kind and Jones factory, Holl0way Head, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 27th October 1940

Rubble strewn across Holloway Head following a heavy raid on Birmingham. 27th October 1940. 27th October 1940

They carry on each Sunday at their usual corner although now the scene of ruin. Picture taken near Salvation Army Hall, Cambridge Heath, Mare Street, Hackney, during an air raid. October 1940

Home Guard inspection, Cardiff. 1940

Paper shortage - now that Newspaper Bills are not used, this Scottish newspaper vendor (J. Milner) has his bills printed on his back to attract public

Mrs Miller with her 4-month-old baby at her house at Crowhurst Road, Brixton. September 1940

Back of Bridge Street, River Avon, showing heavy bomb damage. Somerset and Avon area. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city, from 24th November 1940 to 15th May 1944

A Shelter Party in Bedminster, South of the city of Bristol. Somerset and Avon area. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city, from 24th November 1940 to 15th May 1944

Union Street in Bristol. Somerset and Avon area. Picture shows pedestrians amongst the blitzed remains of Union Street Broadmead, Bristol

Bombed streets in Bristol re-opened to the public. 1940 Somerset and Avon area. Picture shows pedestrians amongst the blitzed remains of a street in Bristol

Air raid damage to Messrs. E. S. & A. Robinsons premises, the Bristol printers
Air raid damage to Messrs. E.S. & A. Robinsons premises, the Bristol printers. Somerset and Avon area. Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city, from 24th November 1940 to 15th May 1944

Cottagers in a South Western area survey the few salvaged possessions after their home was destroyed in an air raid. Picture taken in the Bristol area of England. Somerset and Avon area

Air raid victims together in a hall or lounge during a local event or speech regarding the local situation. Bristol, England during The Blitz of world War Two. Somerset and Avon area

The remains of Union Street, Bristol, Avon and Somerset, photographed from the nearby Odeon Cinema. 24th November 1940 Bristol was Englands fifth most heavily bombed city

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