Aftermath Collection

The Great Train Robbery: aftermath & reportage, 1963
" The most daring and fruitful mail robbery in English History" : a page from The Illustrated London News, detailing the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 8th August 1963

Isandlwana Mountain, 1879 (b / w photo)
NAM261154 Isandlwana Mountain, 1879 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from a photograph album containing photographs of scenes in India)

NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2
The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene

Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before. The aftermath of energetic peace celebrations to mark the end of the First World War

Scene of devastation after flying bomb attack, WW2
A panoramic daytime scene of devastation following a flying bomb attack in London during the latter stages of the Second World War. Rescue workers look for buried casualties

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a fire in Hare Street, SE18
A retail shop and dwellings above were seriously affected by a fire in Hare Street, London SE18, requiring additional fire engines to combat it

RMS Titanic - Bamforth glass lantern slides
RMS Titanic - rare collection of coloured Bamforth glass lantern slides showing the Titanic and the aftermath

The Mine in the chutter Munzil exploded by the enemy at the first attack of General
NAM310751 The Mine in the chutter Munzil exploded by the enemy at the first attack of General Havelock, Lucknow (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum

Photographs showing Borley Rectory
Borley Rectory: After the Fire. Photographs showing Borley Rectory in the aftermath of the fire of 27 February 1939. Photographs taken on 28 March 1939.. View of front of Borley Rectory. Date: 1939

Bomb crater in Minington Road, Leyton, WW2
A bomb crater in Minington(?) Road, Leyton, East London, during the Second World War, 22 October 1944

Aftermath of fire, London Hop Exchange
Aftermath of a fire at the London Hop Exchange in Southwark Street on 20 October 1920. A board leaning up on the right lists the temporary addresses of the tenants

First day of the Somme - the roll call after attack
British soldiers in a trench on the first day of the Somme (1 July 1916), lining up for a roll call after the attack. 1916

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney
A major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London

After the Bacchanal, 1898 (oil on canvas)
658858 After the Bacchanal, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Richter, Robert (1861-1941); 120.7x180.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Scene in Minington Road, Leyton, WW2
A panoramic daytime scene in Minington(?) Road, Leyton, East London, during the Second World War, showing the aftermath of an air raid, 22 October 1944

Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2
Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944

London during the Blitz While services are being held in London, commemorating the second anniversary of The Battle of Britain

Scene in Shardeloes Road, New Cross, WW2
A panoramic night scene in Shardeloes Road, New Cross, during the Second World War, showing the aftermath of an air raid, 3 November 1944

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Valley of the Shadow of Death, Crimea, 1855 (salt print)
710910 Valley of the Shadow of Death, Crimea, 1855 (salt print) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); 27.4x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w / c)
2651322 Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w/c) by Handley-Read, Captain Edward Henry (1869-1935); 48x62.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Wounded but Victorious, c1916 (1919). Artist: Charles John De Lacy
Wounded but Victorious, c1916 (1919). A British battlecruiser being towed into port after the Battle of Jutland. The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle fought by the British Royal Navys

Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944. Date: 1944

Magenta, 4th June 1859 (oil on canvas)
XIR243447 Magenta, 4th June 1859 (oil on canvas) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France; (add.info.: defeat of French and Piedmontese by Austrians; ); French

Window of a historic building, that was damaged during a three-year conflict
A window of a historic building, that was damaged during a three-year conflict, is seen in Benghazi, Libya February 28, 2018. Picture taken February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

A shrine is seen after a forest fire near the village of Serta, Portugal, September 9, 2017. Picture taken September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

Sea ice is seen breaking up on the southern coast of Greenland, March 12, 2018. Picture taken March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Firefighters work to extinguish the fire as it burns through a pile of old tyres at a recycling centre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

General view of destroyed buildings in the old city of Mosul, Iraq February 24, 2018. Picture taken February 24, 2018. To match Special Report IRAQ-MOSUL/OFFICIAL REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

Illustration depicting the aftermath of an explosion in Rue des Bons Enfants, Paris, 1892 (engraving)
5616307 Illustration depicting the aftermath of an explosion in Rue des Bons Enfants, Paris, 1892 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. '...a general view, taken from the embankment looking down the river,...[after] the destructive explosion at the Belvedere

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Silver's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Engraving from '...a photograph taken with the newly-invented panoramic camera by the "London Pantascopic

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Illustration of '...what is left of the house of George Rayner, storekeeper to the magazine of Messrs

The Great Fire in the City: ruins of Haberdashers' Hall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Great Fire in the City: ruins of Haberdashers' Hall, [City of London], 1864. 'In a conflagration of a calamitous extent...one of the oldest of our civic halls - that of

Ruins of the village of Billinghay, Lincolnshire, after the late fire, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the village of Billinghay, Lincolnshire, after the late fire, 1864. 'We give a View of the ruins of a part of the village of Billinghay, which was destroyed by fire on Friday

Hotel de Ville, Arras, 26 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Hotel de Ville, Arras, 26 May 1917. Ruins of the Hotel de Ville, Arras, France on May 26, 1917 during World War I.

Arras Cathedral, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Arras Cathedral, 1917. The Cathedral in Arras, on the Western Front in France taken from the top of one of its walls, 30 April 1917 after the Battle of Arras during World War I.

Rest after inspection, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Rest after inspection, 1917. American soldiers sitting in a field at Fort Slocum, a military post on Davids' Island, New Rochelle, New York

Scene of the late accident on the North London Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the late accident at the Camden-road station of the North London Railway, 1864. 'Our Illustration...shows the place where the engine and tender

Rue Bellan [i.e., Bellon], Senlis, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Rue Bellan [i.e., Bellon], Senlis, 1914. Re Bellan bombed by the Germans.

Choisy Au Bac, Houses burned by Germans, 6 Nov 1914 (date created and published later). Creator: Bain News Service
Choisy Au Bac, Houses burned by Germans, 6 Nov 1914 (date created and published later). A street with houses in Choisy-au-Bac, France which were damaged by German forces during World War I.

Bomb wrecked houses, Yarmouth, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bomb wrecked houses, Yarmouth, 1915. Homes in Great Yarmouth, England which were damaged by bombs dropped by the German Zeppelin L3 on January 19, 1915 during World War I.

House burned by Germans, Choisy Au Bac, 16 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
House burned by Germans, Choisy Au Bac, 16 Nov 1918 (date created or published later). A house burned by German soldiers in France during World War I.

Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Senlis, Rue de la Republique, 1914. War damage from German bombs in Senlis, France, during World War I.

Church in Neidenburg destroyed by Russians, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Church in Neidenburg destroyed by Russians, between 1914 and c1915. A church in Neidenburg, German Empire, (now Nidzica, Poland) which was damaged by Russian forces during World War I.

Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying horses, Battlefield of Haelen, 1914. Dead horses being buried in a trench after the Battle of Haelen which was fought by the German and Belgian armies on August 12, 1914 near Haelen

Haelen after battle, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Haelen after battle, 1914. Damaged buildings in Haelen, Belgium after the Battle of Haelen which was fought by the German and Belgian armies on August 12, 1914 during World War I.

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"Aftermath: Traces of Destruction and Resilience" In the wake of historical events that shook nations, the aftermath reveals both the devastation left behind and the indomitable spirit to rebuild. The Great Train Robbery of 1963 sent shockwaves through society, leaving a trail of chaos in its aftermath. Reportage captured the raw emotions and lingering questions surrounding this audacious crime. During World War II, London became a target for bombings, with Pimlico V1 bombing attack leaving scars on NFS (London Region). Scenes of devastation after flying bomb attacks showcased the resilience of communities amidst destruction. Peace seemed like an elusive dream during those turbulent times. Heath Robinson's "Peace, Perfect Peace" depicted a utopian vision where tranquility triumphed over chaos. Yet reality often fell short as evidenced by photographs showing Borley Rectory engulfed in flames or the aftermath of fire at London Hop Exchange. These images served as reminders that peace can be fragile and easily shattered. The First day of Somme brought forth unimaginable loss but also moments when soldiers gathered for roll call after each attack - their camaraderie unbroken despite harrowing circumstances. Similarly, firefighters in action on Rosebery Avenue during WWII exemplified bravery amid raging infernos. The aftermath extended beyond war zones; it encompassed everyday tragedies such as major school fires like the one in Hackney documented by LCC-LFB or Bacchanal celebrations gone awry in 1898. These incidents revealed how communities rallied together to heal wounds and rebuild what was lost. "Our Advance to (La) Boiselle" captured July 1916's relentless struggle against enemy lines - a testament to human determination even amidst seemingly insurmountable odds. Aftermath tells stories not only through words but also through haunting visuals that etch themselves into collective memory. It serves as a reminder that from ashes rise new beginnings – whether it be rebuilding shattered cities or healing wounded souls.