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Forties Collection (#12)

Background imageForties Collection: Remains of the Tivoli cinema in Weston Super Mare after the air raid of the 28th June

Remains of the Tivoli cinema in Weston Super Mare after the air raid of the 28th June 1942

Background imageForties Collection: Womens Land Army girls with a tractor probably taken on farms in North Somerset

Womens Land Army girls with a tractor probably taken on farms in North Somerset during the Second World War. Circa June 1942

Background imageForties Collection: Easton Road, Bristol the morning after a large air raid on the city

Easton Road, Bristol the morning after a large air raid on the city. The bus in the foreground was from the Lawrence Hill depot and was destroyed by a bomb. Victor T

Background imageForties Collection: Farmer Harold Robert Mapstone with Mr Green and Jack Humphreys on hay wagon Glastonbury

Farmer Harold Robert Mapstone with Mr Green and Jack Humphreys on hay wagon Glastonbury 1945

Background imageForties Collection: St Mary Le Port Church Tower All that was left after the bombing of World War II Circa

St Mary Le Port Church Tower All that was left after the bombing of World War II Circa 1946

Background imageForties 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 imageForties 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 imageForties 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 imageForties Collection: Casualties being tended at a field dressing station, June 1942

Casualties being tended at a field dressing station, June 1942. As the Afrika Corps pushes the British Army back towards the Egyptian border

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

Women wearing gas masks while watching a cookery. June 1941

Background imageForties 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 imageForties 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 imageForties 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 imageForties Collection: General Bernard Montgomery seen here posing for a photograph on the El Alamein

General Bernard Montgomery seen here posing for a photograph on the El Alamein battlefield quite unconcerned about enemy shells falling close behind him November 1942

Background imageForties 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 imageForties 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 imageForties Collection: Engelbert Nadermayer (right) who was formerly in charge of the notorious crematorium at Dachau

Engelbert Nadermayer (right) who was formerly in charge of the notorious crematorium at Dachau, shown in his cell alongside a former SS trooper who is also on the list of war criminals to be tried

Background imageForties Collection: Picture shows a church in Dover, bombed in The Blitz of World War Two

Picture shows a church in Dover, bombed in The Blitz of World War Two. Mirrorpix do not have a name for the church
Picture shows a church in Dover, bombed in The Blitz of World War Two. **Mirrorpix do not have a name for the church, ** Picture taken 23rd August 1940

Background imageForties Collection: The scene outside Coventry railway station when film comedians Laurel and Hardy

The scene outside Coventry railway station when film comedians Laurel and Hardy and their wives Ida Kitaeva Raphael and Virginia Lucille Jones arrived

Background imageForties Collection: Land Army Girls stooking the corn in a Cambridge field. Circa 1939

Land Army Girls stooking the corn in a Cambridge field. Circa 1939

Background imageForties Collection: Damage to a Battersea street following a daylight raid on London

Damage to a Battersea street following a daylight raid on London. February 16th 1941

Background imageForties Collection: Firemen tackling a fire at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road

Firemen tackling a fire at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark. The fire was caused by incendiary bombs spreads to nearby houses. 31st January 1941

Background imageForties Collection: AFS Gillian Tanner seen here at the Taylor Depositary fire who was awarded the George

AFS Gillian Tanner seen here at the Taylor Depositary fire who was awarded the George Medal while stationed as an auxiliary fire officer at Dockhead Station, Bermondsey

Background imageForties Collection: ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party, search for survivors after a house

ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party, search for survivors after a house in St Leonard StreetShoreditch received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb during the raid of the night

Background imageForties Collection: Statue of the Apostle St. Bartholomew on the roof of the Northern facade of St Paul

Statue of the Apostle St. Bartholomew on the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral silhouetted against the fires that raged around the cathedral

Background imageForties Collection: Fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive

Fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940

Background imageForties Collection: A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tackles fires on Aldersgate Street

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tackles fires on Aldersgate Street, Farringdon as nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air

Background imageForties Collection: Auxiliary fire engines and pumps outside St Pauls Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London

Auxiliary fire engines and pumps outside St Pauls Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London, as the fire brigade fight the fires started by over 9

Background imageForties Collection: Firemen tackling fires in the streets close to St Paul

Firemen tackling fires in the streets close to St Pauls Cathedral as over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

Background imageForties Collection: The City of London ablaze seen from the roof of the Northern facade of St Paul

The City of London ablaze seen from the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral, after an estimated nine thousands incendiary bombs were dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of London

Background imageForties Collection: Firemen tackling fires in St Pauls Churchyard to stop the blaze reaching

Firemen tackling fires in St Pauls Churchyard to stop the blaze reaching the Cathedral. As over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the City of London, 29th December 1940

Background imageForties Collection: Firemen tackling a fire at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road

Firemen tackling a fire at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark. The fire was caused by incendiary bombs spreads to nearby houses. 31st January 1941

Background imageForties Collection: AFS Gillian Tanner seen here at the Taylor Depositary fire who was awarded the George

AFS Gillian Tanner seen here at the Taylor Depositary fire who was awarded the George Medal while stationed as an auxiliary fire officer at Dockhead Station, Bermondsey

Background imageForties Collection: Fire crews, police and ARP wardens help salvage furniture from properties close to

Fire crews, police and ARP wardens help salvage furniture from properties close to Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark

Background imageForties Collection: Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Leader Mrs E L Smith seen here after being commended for

Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Leader Mrs E L Smith seen here after being commended for staying at her post following the bombing of her sub-station. 17th February 1941

Background imageForties Collection: Leader of the Labour Party and Lord Privy Seal Clement Attlee during a demonstration by

Leader of the Labour Party and Lord Privy Seal Clement Attlee during a demonstration by the London Fire Brigade and the Auxiliary Fire Service pumps at the Serpentine, central London

Background imageForties Collection: The London Fire Brigade and the Auxiliary Fire Service demonstrate the power of their

The London Fire Brigade and the Auxiliary Fire Service demonstrate the power of their water pumps at the Serpentine, central London, to the Leader of the Labour Party and Lord Privy Seal

Background imageForties Collection: A rugby team of the Auxiliary Fire Service seen here playing against Beaumont College at

A rugby team of the Auxiliary Fire Service seen here playing against Beaumont College at Runnymede. 15th February 1941

Background imageForties Collection: Auxiliary fireman seen here inspecting a water supply tank outside an Abbotts Shoe Shop

Auxiliary fireman seen here inspecting a water supply tank outside an Abbotts Shoe Shop in Cheapside, London which had an unexpected extra occupant of a shop dummy. 13th May 1941

Background imageForties Collection: Commuters and City workers pick their way through a rubble strewn Stonecutters Street

Commuters and City workers pick their way through a rubble strewn Stonecutters Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

Background imageForties Collection: Workmen clear rubble from the Cheapside, City of London, the spire of St Mary-le-Bow

Workmen clear rubble from the Cheapside, City of London, the spire of St Mary-le-Bow, in the distance, following a Luftwaffe raid on the city 10th May 1941

Background imageForties Collection: Workmen clear away debris from collapsed Lantern Roof from Westminster Abbey

Workmen clear away debris from collapsed Lantern Roof from Westminster Abbeys High Altar caused by incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe in the course of one of the heaviest air raids on London

Background imageForties Collection: The dome of St Pauls Cathedral looms over the devastated remains of Cannon Street

The dome of St Pauls Cathedral looms over the devastated remains of Cannon Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

Background imageForties Collection: Teams from Heavy Rescue and the LCC (London County Council) seen searching

Teams from Heavy Rescue and the LCC (London County Council) seen searching, clearing and making safe flats in Bayswater/Lancaster Gate that were bombed on the night of 20th/21st February 1944

Background imageForties Collection: Firemen attempt to control a fire in Shoreditch, London

Firemen attempt to control a fire in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Background imageForties Collection: The wreckage of a car a blaze after being hit by a bomb

The wreckage of a car a blaze after being hit by a bomb, close to St Pauls underground station, London, during the air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Background imageForties Collection: Members of the Fire Brigade seen here fighting fires at Alec Brookes Ltd

Members of the Fire Brigade seen here fighting fires at Alec Brookes Ltd and Blades in Stewart Street, Shoreditch during a raid on the city. 11th January 1941



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