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Reconstruction Collection

Background imageReconstruction Collection: 'Mary'the elephant aged 25 from Burma and 'Kieri'

"Mary"the elephant aged 25 from Burma and "Kieri"
" Mary" the elephant aged 25 from Burma and " Kieri" aged 35 from Ceylon helping to clear up bombed sites in blitzed Hamburg, Germany. They can lift 3000 lbs easily

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Demolition work in progress at College Street, Bristol as new housing begins to replace

Demolition work in progress at College Street, Bristol as new housing begins to replace housing and buildings which were damaged during the Bristol Blitz of World War Two. 8th February 1956

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Bay of Biscay on 13 July 1942, when a No 77 Squadron Whitley crew was picked up by a

Bay of Biscay on 13 July 1942, when a No 77 Squadron Whitley crew was picked up by a Sunderland from the newly-formed No 461 Squadron RaF

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Housing being built on the site of the former Hull Savings Bank

Housing being built on the site of the former Hull Savings Bank, which was bombed by the German Luftwaffe in an air raid on the city in 1941. Circa 1949

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Schoolboys build little houses. More than a 100 schoolboys from aged 13 are 1st

Schoolboys build little houses. More than a 100 schoolboys from aged 13 are 1st year students at the Hammersmith school of building

Background imageReconstruction Collection: German women doing their washing in cold water in a street beside a knocked out German

German women doing their washing in cold water in a street beside a knocked out German scout car following the allied invasion of Berlin at the end of the Second World War. 3rd July 1945

Background imageReconstruction Collection: English League Division One match at Old Trafford. Manchester United 1 v

English League Division One match at Old Trafford. Manchester United 1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Action during the match. 8th January 1972

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Work has started on a major face-lift of the Severn riverside at Worcester

Work has started on a major face-lift of the Severn riverside at Worcester. The first stage of the £ 23, 000 scheme is dredging of the river bed to clear silt which has piled up

Background imageReconstruction Collection: Smithford Street, Coventry, at the start of redevelopment

Smithford Street, Coventry, at the start of redevelopment, showing temporary Woolworth & Co. Ltd. store at the top left hand corner of our photo. Broadgate House foundations are in the foreground


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