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A First World War artillery gun was among a lorry load of scrap metal which toured Newcastle in conjunction with Salvage Week during the Second World War. 08/07/1940
An Anderson air raid shelter under construction in a garden. Circa: 1939
The picture shows the air raid shelter sign on Northumberland Street, Newcastle. 14/12/1939
ABWW2 - 13 Madame Benes wife of Dr. Benes presenting a flag ot the Czech troops before their departure
ABWW2 - 20 Two girls in Czech national costume waving to Czech troops as they leave London
ARP Kitchen Sparkhill 20 / 10 / 1939ARP Kitchen Sparkhill 20/10/1939
Gas mask distribution and fitting in Birmingham in the months running up to the outbreak of the second world war
Evacuation hospitals in Birmingham during world war two September 1939
Sandpacking, Filling sandbags in Birmingham city centre in the months leading up to the outbreak of the second world war. August 1939
Packing sandbags at the evacuation hospitals in Birmingham during world war two September 1939
Home schooling in Birmingham during the war October 1939
Sandbags being piled up outside Birmingham Magistrates court during the war. 12/9/1939
Sandbags surrounding the Town Hall in Birmingham during the war. September 1939
Sifting through the debris after rocket aids at Leystone in London November 1944
Fire of H. E. Blitz on the city of London on the night of the 29th December 1940Fire 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
A man and four women with a kitten look out a window at the bomb damage in Kentish Town after air raids in London June 1944
A old man holds his dog as it licks his face watched by a young boy and three men in bomb damaged St Marys Road, Edmonton following air raids in London July 1944
Scenes at the Guildhall during the big H. E Fire Blitz on London December 1940Scenes at the Guildhall during the big H.E Fire Blitz on London December 1940
Guildford Place in Newcastle seen here following a overnight air raid in 1941
Duty calls - these young men answered the call to arms as they queued outside Maple Street recruiting office in Newcastle
Students are employed to fill bags with soil to protect Newcastle Dental Hospital in case of enemy attack
World War two victory celebrations
A trio of girls, sorting and transporting bags of coke
Pupils at a special training school for boys at Pelaw Main Betty Pit, near Birtley, learn about the care of pit ponies during a lesson given by W. Adamson in 1942
World War One WWI Munition factory workers - Women walking to work in the manufacture of ammunition shells June 1916
World War One - munition factory making shells, women weighing steel shells and testing their hardness. April 1918
The Training ship Mercury former Royal Navy ship of the line. Lt C. B. Fry seen here giving rowing instruction to a group of cadets. February 1915
The Liberal MP Horatio Bottomley leading a recruitment rally to sign up volunteers for the war in Europe. Bottomley called on all patriotic men of eligible age to sign-up
Women at War April 1918 - Women gauging fuses. April 1918
WW2 Air raid warden by road side Sept 40 warning notice for road users
People sheltering in air raid shelter. 30th September 1940 first two people on their honeymoon Lance corporal & Mrs Knightley Original Caption. Lance-Corporai Herbert K
WW2 Home Guard Sergeant W Read 1941 guarding the British south coast between Dover and Folkstone
Col WM Tickler marches his Home Guard unit June 1940 through Maidenhead. WW2
WW2 Home Guard dog patrol Jul 40
A hoare frost clings to the trees and hedgerows surrounding the sleepy Hertfordshire of South Mimms Nature Trees Seasons Winter Rural WW2 Home Front Dec 1944 1940s
RNAS Lee on Solent HMS Daldalus Fleet Air Arm A flight suit is checked before a flight in a Supermarine Walrus seaplane at the Royal Naval Air Station © EDM W383
With its prerequisite coat of deep filth, theres plenty of work to keep these diligent women going on this LNER 4-6-0 freight loco
This was a really happy party of Percy Main mothers and young children snapped while waiting for the evacuation train at the station
A relic of the First World War among a lorry load of scrap metal which toured Newcastle in July 1940 in connection with Salvage Week
The "Best-Kept Gardens"contest for Condercum Estate, NewcastleThe " Best-Kept Gardens" contest for Condercum Estate, Newcastle. Tenants brought to light a new angle on gardening - how to make the A.R.P
Unloading a German Messerschmitt plane shot down over England, at Blyth Market Place, January, 1941
South Shields Market Place in October 1941, the morning after heavy bombing during a World War Two air raid
Two air raid wardens cause a stir as they stroll in February 1939 in full regalia
The home guard in the North East circa 1940
Tyneside mothers and children prepare to leave for the Lake District as the war starts
Volunteers prepare a meal for families made homeless by bombing in October, 1941
Work in progress on one of the air raid shelters which is being constructed by the Newcastle authorities for the residents of Noble Street
