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Devastation Collection (page 5)

Background imageDevastation Collection: Residents of a Coventry street stand outside their ruined homes after the city was

Residents of a Coventry street stand outside their ruined homes after the city was targeted by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid during the Second World War. 25th November 1940

Background imageDevastation Collection: Aerial view showing the ruins of Coventry Cathedral after it was destroyed by the German

Aerial view showing the ruins of Coventry Cathedral after it was destroyed by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid on the city during the Second World War. 14th November 1940

Background imageDevastation Collection: A view of the heavily damaged Coventry and Warwick hopsital after the city was targeted

A view of the heavily damaged Coventry and Warwick hopsital after the city was targeted by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid during the Second World War. 10th April 1941

Background imageDevastation Collection: Firemen attend to houses still ablaze on Hertford Street

Firemen attend to houses still ablaze on Hertford Street, Coventry after the city was targeted by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid during the Second World War. 10th April 1941

Background imageDevastation Collection: Nurses of Coventry and Warwick hopsital stop for a cup of tea in the voluntary canteen in

Nurses of Coventry and Warwick hopsital stop for a cup of tea in the voluntary canteen in the hospital grounds after their building was targeted by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid during

Background imageDevastation Collection: Crowds gather for a remembrance service inside the ruins of Coventry Cathedral after it

Crowds gather for a remembrance service inside the ruins of Coventry Cathedral after it was destroyed by the German Luftwaffe in air raid over the city during the Second World War. 15th November 1942

Background imageDevastation Collection: General view showing the ruins of Coventry Cathedral after it was destroyed by the German

General view showing the ruins of Coventry Cathedral after it was destroyed by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid on the city during the Second World War. 14th November 1940

Background imageDevastation Collection: Blast damage at Falk Stadelman, Hatton Garden and Farringdon Street

Blast damage at Falk Stadelman, Hatton Garden and Farringdon Street, London after a V1 flying bomb attack. August 1944 P009476

Background imageDevastation Collection: The American soldier stripping his outer garments amid the scene of a V1 flying bomb

The American soldier stripping his outer garments amid the scene of a V1 flying bomb attack. June 1944 P009471

Background imageDevastation Collection: Children of Elgin Terrace in Maida Vale, London, look up at the bomb damage near their

Children of Elgin Terrace in Maida Vale, London, look up at the bomb damage near their homes after a V1 flying bomb attack. June 1944 P009494

Background imageDevastation Collection: View of the city of London taken from the roof of St Paul

View of the city of London taken from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral showing the devastation and burning buildings following the blitz of the 29th December 1940

Background imageDevastation Collection: Smithford Street looking towards Fleet Street. St. John

Smithford Street looking towards Fleet Street. St. Johns church can just be made out on the top left of the photo. This postman is struggling to decide what to do with the mail for businesses that

Background imageDevastation Collection: Fires from High Explosive during the 2nd Fire of London in Ave Maria Lane December

Fires from High Explosive during the 2nd Fire of London in Ave Maria Lane December 1940

Background imageDevastation Collection: Tip and run raid. Removing furniture from buildings which are blazing at Marylebone

Tip and run raid. Removing furniture from buildings which are blazing at Marylebone after a V1 flying bomb attack. March 1944 P009472

Background imageDevastation Collection: Piece of metal, believed to be part of the V1 flying bomb found at Nunhead

Piece of metal, believed to be part of the V1 flying bomb found at Nunhead. June 1944 P009488

Background imageDevastation Collection: V1 flying bomb falls on dwelling houses and shops somewhere in Southern England

V1 flying bomb falls on dwelling houses and shops somewhere in Southern England. Rescue work and fire fighting scenes. August 1944 P009480

Background imageDevastation Collection: Queenie, a dog who lost her home, waiting to be taken away after a V1 flying bomb attack

Queenie, a dog who lost her home, waiting to be taken away after a V1 flying bomb attack in Kentish Town, London. June 1944 P009490

Background imageDevastation Collection: Bomb damage near Waterloo Station. A Blitzed bus caused by blast from a V1 flying bomb

Bomb damage near Waterloo Station. A Blitzed bus caused by blast from a V1 flying bomb. June 1944 P009482

Background imageDevastation Collection: V1 Flying bomb incident at East Smithfield causing damage

V1 Flying bomb incident at East Smithfield causing damage and casualties - also fractured gas and water mains-the gas main was well alight

Background imageDevastation Collection: When a block of flats was hit in Maida Vale by a V1 flying bomb a large tree was

When a block of flats was hit in Maida Vale by a V1 flying bomb a large tree was completely stripped of leaves and snapped in half by the blast. June 1944 P009495

Background imageDevastation Collection: Blast damage to a block of flats at Maida Vale in London after a V1 flying bomb attack

Blast damage to a block of flats at Maida Vale in London after a V1 flying bomb attack, showing C.D. searching amongst the wreckage. June 1944 P009499

Background imageDevastation Collection: Britsh army units arrive in the German capital city of Berlin to take up their occupation

Britsh army units arrive in the German capital city of Berlin to take up their occupation positions in the Allied Zone. Local Berliners make their way home in a horse drawn cart with the ruins of

Background imageDevastation Collection: Scene showing the devastation at Orators Corner at Marble Arch in London after a V2

Scene showing the devastation at Orators Corner at Marble Arch in London after a V2 rocket fell and caused damage to surrounding buildings March 1945

Background imageDevastation Collection: Dispatch riders make their way through a ruined French town as the Allied forces push

Dispatch riders make their way through a ruined French town as the Allied forces push on through France during World War Two September 1944

Background imageDevastation Collection: Dispatch bike riders glumly sit around the totally obliterated National Fire Service

Dispatch bike riders glumly sit around the totally obliterated National Fire Service workshops blown onto the adjacent LNER mainline at Ilford, Essex, by a V2 flying bomb in April, 1945

Background imageDevastation Collection: Rescue workers bringing up a soldier victim from an area he was blown into following a

Rescue workers bringing up a soldier victim from an area he was blown into following a German V2 flying bomb attack during the Second World War January 1945

Background imageDevastation Collection: A woman sewing her clothes using a sewing machine as she sits amongst the destruction of

A woman sewing her clothes using a sewing machine as she sits amongst the destruction of neighbouring housing following a German air raid during the Second World War July 1944

Background imageDevastation Collection: Flying bomb incident at Buxton and Underwood Street, in London showing demolished houses

Flying bomb incident at Buxton and Underwood Street, in London showing demolished houses and street surface shelter Rescue efforts by NFS

Background imageDevastation Collection: Cyril Eashus defies demolition men at his Middleton garage even though it is now just a

Cyril Eashus defies demolition men at his Middleton garage even though it is now just a broken ruin. Pix show two of the demolition men try to reason with him. December 1969 Z11652-003

Background imageDevastation Collection: Madam Papin with her baby who was born at the height of the allied bombing of Caen

Madam Papin with her baby who was born at the height of the allied bombing of Caen, Normandy in Northern France. July 1944 P010269

Background imageDevastation Collection: Corporal I. C. Davis came home on leave last night to his London home

Corporal I. C. Davis came home on leave last night to his London home
Corporal I.C. Davis came home on leave last night to his London home and here he is seen salvaging bedding from his wrecked home in Trinity Road, Tooting. 1944 P009357

Background imageDevastation Collection: A scene in Fetter Lane, looking through shattered shop window across the blitzed site to

A scene in Fetter Lane, looking through shattered shop window across the blitzed site to st. Pauls Cathedral. A flying bomb which struck Law Stationers made this picture possible. July 1944. P009361

Background imageDevastation Collection: National Fire Service and Civil Defence get a break for tea which was brought round on a

National Fire Service and Civil Defence get a break for tea which was brought round on a tray by women CD workers. People were trapped under debris of flats in Southern England



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