Home Front Collection (#10)

Soldiers discarded tunics and coats as they help with the clean up of Chelsea following the previous nights raid on the city. 23rd February 1944

Chelsea residents with the few belonging salvaged from their bombed out following a raid on London. 23rd February 1944

Members of the National Fire Service (NFS ) and heavy rescue help lift and clear rubble from a block of Chelsea flats, which received a direct hit during the previous nights air raid on the city

His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect the damage to the cathedral in the city of Coventry following a German air raid. 26th February 1942

His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet members of the emergency and voluntary service in the city of Coventry. 26th February 1942

Fire fighters and emergency workers fight a fire at Brown Brothers, Great Eastern Street, Islington, London, following the detonation of a V1. 26th July 1944

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

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

The youngest and oldest fireman in No. 36. Fire Force area met at Loughton fire station
The youngest and oldest fireman in No.36. Fire Force area met at Loughton fire station on the day that Fireman Richard Salter, aged 71, of Albert Road, Buckhurst Hill, went into retirement

Nurses outside Queen Charlottes Hospital in Shepherds Bush, London looking up at the bricked up windows of the Nurses home

Home Guard outside Buckingham Palace watching the Changing of the Guard ceremony taking place. 14th May 1943

Children from Stoke Newington bring their broken toys to Leading Fireman Herbert Rogers for repairs. He is known to them as the " Teddy Bear Doctor"

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

The shattered remains of The Arcade, High Street, Birmingham still smoulders the morning after another heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Damage to the Birmingham Post and Mail offices in Needless Alley, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Workmen clearing up and sifting through the remains of the Corn Exchange, Carrs Lane, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city 10th April 1941

Children search a crater for shrapnel following near miss to a public shelter in Aston. 17th May 1941

Workmen inspect the remains of a Anderson shelter that was blown over the rooftops into this Aston street. 17th May1941

Damage to the Woodlands Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 28th April 1941

Councillor Denis Heath had a narrow escape when his Moseley house was damaged during an air raid. He was in bed when the bomb struck his house

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

Norman Tiptaft Lord Mayor of Birmingham rides a Matilda tank at the head of a parade through central Birmingham as part of War Production Worker Week. 4th September 1941

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

Picture taken at Number 56 (Woolwich) Squadron - air Training Corps. Picture shows Sir William Mitchell on Sunday morning 18th October 1942 on the front parade of the Royal Artillery Barracks

Matilda and Valentine tanks parade through central Birmingham as part of War Production Worker Week. 4th September 1941

Civic authorities at the Hall of Memories, Centenary Square, Birmingham, for a service of thanksgiving following the allied armies victory in Europe. 9th May 1945

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

Llanellys ARP squad, composed of members of the local fire brigade, photographed before their first gas test at fire station. In the picture Supt. W

Picture shows Mrs Annie Kelly, boring a shaft of submarine. She is the wife of a crane driver in the same factory. Picture taken in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England. Picture taken 4th October 1944

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