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Background imageCore19 Collection: A woman enjoys a cup of tea in the midst of the bomb damage at New Cross after air raids

A woman enjoys a cup of tea in the midst of the bomb damage at New Cross after air raids on London in World War Two June 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Elizabeth on the balcony at Buckingham Palce during the VE

Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Elizabeth on the balcony at Buckingham Palce during the VE Day celebrations in 1945, picture with Queen Elizabeth, Winston Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two Air Raid Damage Liverpool Bomb damage at Liverpool

World War Two Air Raid Damage Liverpool Bomb damage at Liverpool, civilians walking under damage power lines after the blitz © dm op222f

Background imageCore19 Collection: Ships - Ark Royal prepares for service - The aircraft carrier Ark Royal, launched in 1950

Ships - Ark Royal prepares for service - The aircraft carrier Ark Royal, launched in 1950, leaves shortly for service in the Medterranean

Background imageCore19 Collection: Summertime activities, children at Plymouth barbican diving if from a quayside lamp post

Summertime activities, children at Plymouth barbican diving if from a quayside lamp post
Summertime activities

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - The ruins after a German air raid on a North East of

World War Two - Second World War - The ruins after a German air raid on a North East of England town. Pictured is the bomb damaged Keyes Gardens on the Matthew Bank Estate, Jesmond, Newcastle

Background imageCore19 Collection: A 12000 lb cookie bomb compared with a 500 lb and 1000lb bomb

A 12000 lb cookie bomb compared with a 500 lb and 1000lb bomb, which has been used by the RAF on bombing raids on industrial tragets in occupied France and Germany during World War Two March 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Evacuation of children This happy study of evacuees from Heaton

World War Two - Evacuation of children This happy study of evacuees from Heaton, Newcastle, shows a school class setting out for a nature study in the woods " somewhere in Northumberland"

Background imageCore19 Collection: War - World War II - RAF - Battle of Britain 'Tin-Legs'

War - World War II - RAF - Battle of Britain "Tin-Legs"
War - World War II - RAF - Battle of Britain " Tin-Legs" Group Captain Douglas Bader pictured with a Hurricane fighter after officially opening the Swansea air show yesterday - 30th May 1976

Background imageCore19 Collection: An ATS woman using a pair of binoculars on searchlight Battery January 1943

An ATS woman using a pair of binoculars on searchlight Battery January 1943

Background imageCore19 Collection: A nurse who was a dancer shows the children an exercise at the Thames Side war nursery

A nurse who was a dancer shows the children an exercise at the Thames Side war nursery. This is the biggest nursery of its kind in London

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War II April 1939 - The Sunshine Home for blind babies at East Grinstead Sussex

World War II April 1939 - The Sunshine Home for blind babies at East Grinstead Sussex

Background imageCore19 Collection: Women wearing gas masks while watching a cookery. June 1941

Women wearing gas masks while watching a cookery. June 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two. These four women of the WaF, the Womens Auxiliary Air Force

World War Two. These four women of the WaF, the Womens Auxiliary Air Force, are working on the Rolls Royce engine of the Hurricane. women mechanics July 1942

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two. Women workers at HM Dockyards in Devonport

World War Two. Women workers at HM Dockyards in Devonport, Plymouth using the drilling machine to drill holes in ships steel plates October 1945

Background imageCore19 Collection: George Sizeland wears a World War Two gas mask as his sister, Marie, looks on. circa 1939

George Sizeland wears a World War Two gas mask as his sister, Marie, looks on. circa 1939

Background imageCore19 Collection: The damage to the Victoria Hall, Sunderland, caused by an air raid in May 1941

The damage to the Victoria Hall, Sunderland, caused by an air raid in May 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: St. Georges Square in Sunderland which suffered during a German air raid

St. Georges Square in Sunderland which suffered during a German air raid on the North East. circa 1939 -45

Background imageCore19 Collection: Houses in Hendon, Sunderland damaged when a German plane crashed in flames after being

Houses in Hendon, Sunderland damaged when a German plane crashed in flames after being hit in an air raid over North-East England in September, 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: The shattered nave of Llandaff Cathedral in the harsh light of dawn on January 3rd

The shattered nave of Llandaff Cathedral in the harsh light of dawn on January 3rd, 1941 following a German bombing raid. Cardiff air raid

Background imageCore19 Collection: Children board a train at Euston Station during evacuation from London WW2

Children board a train at Euston Station during evacuation from London WW2

Background imageCore19 Collection: A mobile laundry service working from the back of a lorry accepts more washing during WW2

A mobile laundry service working from the back of a lorry accepts more washing during WW2 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: WW2 Corporal E Hopwood of Acton Wrexham reading the paper after casting his vote before

WW2 Corporal E Hopwood of Acton Wrexham reading the paper after casting his vote before returning to duty in Egypt

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Evacuation of children Bound for the country - South Shields

World War Two - Evacuation of children Bound for the country - South Shields children who are to live in the country under the boroughs latest evacuation scheme

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two. British Army recruits march in the parade to St Thomass Church

World War Two. British Army recruits march in the parade to St Thomass Church, Newcastle. The old soldier in the parade was formerly of the Tyne Electical Engineers. 27th May 1939

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - A crowd gathers at the biscuit counter of

Post World War Two - Second World War - A crowd gathers at the biscuit counter of the Fenwicks store in Newcastle following the abolition of points rationing announced by Mr Webb, Food Minister

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - The picture shows a persons ration allowance for one

World War Two - Second World War - The picture shows a persons ration allowance for one week in 1941. 14th May, 1979

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - Ration Book - A cut to milk rations is

Post World War Two - Second World War - Ration Book - A cut to milk rations is illustrated in this picture. 19th October, 1946

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Busy scenes at Newcastle Food Control Office

World War Two - Second World War - Busy scenes at Newcastle Food Control Office, when many householders made applications to change their retailers of rationed foods. 21st January 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - The caretakers house at High Heaton Secondary Girls

World War Two - Second World War - The caretakers house at High Heaton Secondary Girls School, Newcastle, which was destroyed in a German air raid. Circa: July 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Nine ounces of bread was to be the new post war

World War Two - Second World War - Nine ounces of bread was to be the new post war daily ration allowance after the 21st July, 1946

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - British Army recruits take part in one of their

World War Two - Second World War - British Army recruits take part in one of their first bayonet drills. 15th May 1938

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - In 1939 the government distributed leaflets on how

World War Two - Second World War - In 1939 the government distributed leaflets on how to make the most of fruit and vegetables by making preserves. 19/11/1974

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - A Clothing Book for 1945-46 for clothes

Post World War Two - Second World War - A Clothing Book for 1945-46 for clothes rationing. 24/04/1985

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - City grocery assistant, Mr William Wanup

Post World War Two - Second World War - City grocery assistant, Mr William Wanup, makes a celebration cut on the first day of derationing of butter, 14 years after rationing of it began

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - Ration books were starting to be used for

Post World War Two - Second World War - Ration books were starting to be used for potatoes. The square in " Panel 3" on the back was to be cancelled by the greengrocer

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - Many thousands of ration books were unclaimed

Post World War Two - Second World War - Many thousands of ration books were unclaimed at St Jamess Church Hall, Newcastle, and some of them were being checked off in piles ready for issue

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War One - First World War - The meat card D7 ration card of their Majesties

World War One - First World War - The meat card D7 ration card of their Majesties the King and Queen issued during the Great War. ( King George V and Queen Mary ). Picture taken 29/08/1939

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - People exchange old ration books for new issues

Post World War Two - Second World War - People exchange old ration books for new issues at the Ration Book Distribution Centre in St James Congregational Church Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - German air raid on a North East of England town

Post World War Two - Second World War - German air raid on a North East of England town. Ocean View in Whitley Bay, which had been bombed with a land mine during the war, pictured in 1957

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Rationing - Welfare Foods Service National Dried Milk

World War Two - Second World War - Rationing - Welfare Foods Service National Dried Milk. 02/05/1995

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - A Middlesbrough to Newcastle train which was machine

World War Two - Second World War - A Middlesbrough to Newcastle train which was machine gunned by a German aircraft during an air raid on North East during August, 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: Post World War Two - Second World War - A woman collects her meat ration from a butcher

Post World War Two - Second World War - A woman collects her meat ration from a butcher. 12th January, 1951

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - A German V2 rocket blasts off in what is likely to

World War Two - Second World War - A German V2 rocket blasts off in what is likely to be a test flight from the Peenemnde test base. Circa : 1943. (Kemsley picture date 26/02/1957)

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - German air raids on the North East of England

World War Two - Second World War - German air raids on the North East of England

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Bomb damaged houses from a German air raid on a

World War Two - Second World War - Bomb damaged houses from a German air raid on a coastal town in the North East of England

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Severely damaged houses in High Heaton, Newcastle

World War Two - Second World War - Severely damaged houses in High Heaton, Newcastle, after a German air raid in September 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Workmen deal with the results of a German air raid

World War Two - Second World War - Workmen deal with the results of a German air raid on a town in the North Riding of Yorkshire. 25/05/1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - The corner Elswick Road and York Road, Newcastle

World War Two - Second World War - The corner Elswick Road and York Road, Newcastle, pictured post war and showing bomb damaged plots. 19th September, 1957

Background imageCore19 Collection: World War Two - Second World War - Families receive help

World War Two - Second World War - Families receive help and a hot drink in a neighbourhood devastated by the German V1 Flying Bombs. Circa : Sept. 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: A game of cricket played in an English village by men wearing gas masks May 1941

A game of cricket played in an English village by men wearing gas masks May 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: L. F.s Firemen attend a fire in the city of London on Sunday night near the Guildhall

L. F.s Firemen attend a fire in the city of London on Sunday night near the Guildhall
L.F.S Firemen attend a fire in the city of London on Sunday night near the Guildhall 29th December 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: Fire of H. E. Blitz on the city of London on the night of the 29th December 1940

Fire of H. E. Blitz on the city of London on the night of the 29th December 1940
Fire of H.E. Blitz on the city of London on the night of the 29th December 1940. 1, 400 fires water relayed from River Thames also from S. London water supply over Southwark Blackfriars Bridges

Background imageCore19 Collection: Communal grave service at London Road cemetery, Coventry. 21st November 1965

Communal grave service at London Road cemetery, Coventry. 21st November 1965

Background imageCore19 Collection: Twisted girders are all that remain of this Renault factory in France after a WW2

Twisted girders are all that remain of this Renault factory in France after a WW2 air raid by Allied aircraft. 1942

Background imageCore19 Collection: A bomb aimer, face down in steel and perspex, drops a bomb from the plane during an RAF

A bomb aimer, face down in steel and perspex, drops a bomb from the plane during an RAF air raid September 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: Dense smoke rising from the hail of bursting bombs as Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF

Dense smoke rising from the hail of bursting bombs as Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF Bombing command fly over the German town of duren during the daylight attack in World War Two July 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: RAF ground crew loading bombs onto a Stirling bomber before a raid during World War Two

RAF ground crew loading bombs onto a Stirling bomber before a raid during World War Two April 1942

Background imageCore19 Collection: Stirling bombers of RAF bomber command prepare for take off before carrying out a heavy

Stirling bombers of RAF bomber command prepare for take off before carrying out a heavy air raid on the German capital Berlin during World War Two August 1943

Background imageCore19 Collection: Young RAF air crews delivering a Liberator aircraft at Atlantic Terminal after flying

Young RAF air crews delivering a Liberator aircraft at Atlantic Terminal after flying the Atlantic with it as a passing out test in World War Two May 1945

Background imageCore19 Collection: Air Officer Commander in Chief Arthur 'Bomber'

Air Officer Commander in Chief Arthur "Bomber"
Air Officer Commander in Chief Arthur " Bomber" Harris (standing nearest camera)

Background imageCore19 Collection: An RAF Grand Slam bomb being hoisted from the bomb dump during World War Two May

An RAF Grand Slam bomb being hoisted from the bomb dump during World War Two May 1945

Background imageCore19 Collection: Apart from its many other activities, the RAF continues to drop leaflets on Germany

Apart from its many other activities, the RAF continues to drop leaflets on Germany and occupied Europe

Background imageCore19 Collection: A four engined Halifax bomber attacking fortified positions at Calais in Northern France

A four engined Halifax bomber attacking fortified positions at Calais in Northern France during a heavy raid by the RAF in World War Two September 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: An aerial view showing the bomb damage in the German city of Hanover after an RAF bombing

An aerial view showing the bomb damage in the German city of Hanover after an RAF bombing raid during World War Two October 1943

Background imageCore19 Collection: Loaded bomb trains leaving the dumps at an RAF Bomber Command Station during preparations

Loaded bomb trains leaving the dumps at an RAF Bomber Command Station during preparations for another attack in support of the Allied Armies in Northern France during World War Two June 1944

Background imageCore19 Collection: RAF crews arrive at their dispersal point driven by a WaF officer who lends a hand with

RAF crews arrive at their dispersal point driven by a WaF officer who lends a hand with their tuck boxes during World War Two June 1942

Background imageCore19 Collection: An aerial view showing the bomb damage in the German city of Ulm after an RAF bombing

An aerial view showing the bomb damage in the German city of Ulm after an RAF bombing raid near the end of World War Two January 1945

Background imageCore19 Collection: Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, Commander in Chief of RAF Bomber Command discussing a

Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, Commander in Chief of RAF Bomber Command discussing a target with his chief of staff during preparations for a raid in world War Two September 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: War - World War II - Battle of Britain - Radar Inventor - Mr Robert Alexander Watson Watt

War - World War II - Battle of Britain - Radar Inventor - Mr Robert Alexander Watson Watt

Background imageCore19 Collection: West Orchard after the Luftwaffe air raid on Coventry during the blitz

West Orchard after the Luftwaffe air raid on Coventry during the blitz. November 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: Smithford Street Arcade, Coventry, after the blitz. November 1940

Smithford Street Arcade, Coventry, after the blitz. November 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: This is a Russian cannon / gun which dates from the Crimean War (1854-1858)

This is a Russian cannon / gun which dates from the Crimean War (1854-1858)
This is a Russian cannon/gun which dates from the Crimean War (1854-1858). It stood in Greyfriars Green until it became a casualty of the German Luftwaffe air raid over Coventry in November 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: Earl Street, Coventry, viewed from the old cathedral spire some time after the blitz

Earl Street, Coventry, viewed from the old cathedral spire some time after the blitz. The domed building is the Gaumont Palace cinema which later became the Odeon. Circa 1940-41

Background imageCore19 Collection: Coventry blitz Bomb damage at Broadgate in Coventry City centre after an air

Coventry blitz Bomb damage at Broadgate in Coventry City centre after an air raid in World War II November 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: War - World War II - Yound people in Cardiff climb on board a lorry to use it as a

War - World War II - Yound people in Cardiff climb on board a lorry to use it as a vantage point to get a good view during the Victory Day service of Thanksgiving at Cathays Park - 16th July 1945

Background imageCore19 Collection: Coventry blitz Bomb damage at Broadgate in Coventry City centre after an air

Coventry blitz Bomb damage at Broadgate in Coventry City centre after an air raid in World War II November 1940

Background imageCore19 Collection: Sandbags being piled up around the Town Hall in Birmingham at the outbreak of the second

Sandbags being piled up around the Town Hall in Birmingham at the outbreak of the second world war. September 1939

Background imageCore19 Collection: The damage caused to Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, during a German wartime air raid - Jan

The damage caused to Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, during a German wartime air raid - Jan 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: Householders salvage goods from a bombed area in Cardiff following a German air raid

Householders salvage goods from a bombed area in Cardiff following a German air raid. May 1941

Background imageCore19 Collection: Petrol Rationing in Birmingham September 1939 People queue for petrol

Petrol Rationing in Birmingham September 1939 People queue for petrol coupons at the outbreak of the second world war

Background imageCore19 Collection: Ships - Ark Royal - Old - 'Doves'of the Ark in peacetime - A Swordfish

Ships - Ark Royal - Old - "Doves"of the Ark in peacetime - A Swordfish
Ships - Ark Royal - Old - " Doves" of the Ark in peacetime - A Swordfish aircraft lands on the deck of the Ark Royal

Background imageCore19 Collection: Petrol Rationing September 1939 Women from the Ministry of Supply vet

Petrol Rationing September 1939 Women from the Ministry of Supply vet applications for petrol coupons at the outbreak of the second world war

Background imageCore19 Collection: A fire blazes at the Cold Storage building, Adam Street, Cardiff

A fire blazes at the Cold Storage building, Adam Street, Cardiff, following a German air raid - Jan 1941



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