Blitz Collection (page 13)

Mr G Ebsworth with his baby aged two, Berry Daniels. Baby Daniels was shielded by his mother when their Anderson shelter, near the Thames Estuary, suffered a close hit

With blackened face is Miss Peggy Jewell, 26 year old Wren, helps to salvage furniture from her bombed home at Lucas Terrace, Plymouth, where she lived with her aged mother. May 1944

Bombed out family on Clydeside, Glasgow. 15th March 1941

After the bombs - sing song! After enemy aircraft had rained destruction on Plymouth during a 5am raid, households at Pennycross, Plymouth

When an F bomb demolished Mrs Rayners home she was in an Anderson shelter yards from the bomb with her four children. She is seen with her daughter Susan outside the shelter. July 1944

A. F. F. C W. Greene at control point outside the Royal Free Hospital, hit by flying bomb
A.F.F.C W. Greene at control point outside the Royal Free Hospital, hit by flying bomb. 6th July 1944

Scenes from the dome of St Pauls Cathedral during large scale fire and H. E. raid. London, 29th December 1940

American soldiers looking at the wrecked school in London, beside the shattered gate of the infants entrance. 21st January 1943

Bomb damage to a school following an air raid attack. Circa 1940

Westminster School, London, damaged in an air raid attack on 10th May 1941. The college dormitory, where the boys slept. It was in this room every Christmas that the famous latin play was given

London suffered its second fire blitz last night. Circa 1940

V-bomb landed in the busy shopping centre at New Cross, London. A Woolworths store was hit, resulting in heavy casualties. Photo shows rescue squads at work with the aid of floodlights

V bomb incident at Farringdon Road, London. Removing casualties. 8th March 1945

Night rescue by searchlight after a V Bomb in South England recently. December 1944

V Bomb in South East London. 17th December 1944

Flying bomb falls in an orchard. 11th November 1944

The Central Telegraph Office in London through which more than a quarter of the total telegraph traffic of Britain passed, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of 29th - 30th December

Two members of the home guard, silhouetted, in the doorway of a blitzed building. Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool. Merseyside. Picture taken 27th September 1942

US Soldiers help to clean up the wreckage of the school at Freckleton, Lancashire, which was wrecked by a bomber. 23rd August 1944

A military band perform some music infant of a row of houses that have been destroyed in The Blitz. A banner with " Cheer Up" is raised in the background

Scenes in Liverpool after an air raid by the German Luftwaffe. A family sorting out their belongings after the raid in a residential area of the city

Site of a bombed and destroyed pub, next to Selfridges Department Store in London, off Oxford Street. Picture taken 27th April 1945

A four story house, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid. Clydeside, Glasgow - Scotland. Picture taken 20th March 1941

Notice put up for anybody visiting Folkstone, Kent. The town is being shelled in one of many air raids across Britain in The Blitz. Picture taken 23rd October 1940

A bombed school near London. Helpers form a change and a tug war rope to remove wreckage. Picture taken 20th January 1943

A tramcar, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid. Clydeside, Glasgow - Scotland. Picture taken 20th March 1941

A bomb damage scene. Folkestone in Kent. The house is in ruins in the background. Picture taken 3rd October 1944

A house, now a wreck after it was hit in a German Air raid. Glasgow - Scotland. Picture taken 14th April 1941

Wine Street was an important shopping street in the centre of Bristol. The ruins near big stores following air raid attacks. 19th March 1941

Weald House Nursery, Westerham, Kent, which was hit by a flying bomb in the early hours. There was a heavy loss of life. 30th June 1944

Stokes Croft, Bristol, following air raid attacks. 19th March 1941

Cardiff blitz - damaged houses in Grangetown. Circa 1944

Photograph taken from the roof of a house in Bristol showing where part of a car crashed through a roof and lodged in a top floor bedroom, the other part landing in a front garden. April 1941

Air raid in Liverpool. May 1941

Swansea blitz - A rescue squad looking for burned people in a shelter. June 1941

Cardiff blitz - bombed property in the Canton district. Circa 1944

Men enjoy a drink at a bombed pub in Bristol. March 1941

The Kings School, Canterbury, Kent, following an air raid attack. Circa 1941

Hight Street, Canterbury, Kent, following an air raid. Circa 1942

Air raid in Portsmouth. March 1941

Air raid in Liverpool. Circa 1941

Damage by an air raid in Hill Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. Circa April 1941

The Stoll Cinema on East, Street, Bristol damaged during the Luftwaffe air raid on the city on the 3rd January 1941

A view from Prince Street looking towards Merchant Venturers Hall following the German air raid on the city 25th November 1940

The shell of the Princes Theatre on Park Row, Bristol after it received a direct hit during the Luftwaffes raid on the city on the 24th November 1940

The burnt out shell of P E Game Furniture Showrooms, College Green, Bristol following the German air raid on the city 25th November 1940

The burnt out and bombed out buildings on Bridge Street, Bristol following a series of air raids on the city. April 1941

The Great Hall after it was bombed by the German Luftwaffe on the night of the 24th November 1940

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"Remembering the Blitz: Resilience and Hope Amidst Destruction" The Holland House library stands tall, a testament to the indomitable spirit of Londoners during the Blitz. St. Paul's Cathedral emerges unscathed, a symbol of strength and defiance amidst the chaos of war. In the midst of bomb damage at New Cross, a woman finds solace in a simple cup of tea, demonstrating unwavering determination to carry on. Brampton Road in Bexleyheath bears witness to the devastating impact of air raids during World War II. Coventry Cathedral stands as a haunting reminder of the destructive power unleashed upon cities during wartime. A brave woman dons her gas mask, embodying both fear and resilience on the home front during World War II. Kilgour Road in Southeast London displays scars from bombings, serving as a poignant reminder of lives forever changed by war. Liverpool rebuilds after enduring immense destruction in 1946; its people exemplify resilience and unity in adversity. Winston Churchill's leadership inspires hope and determination among Britons facing relentless attacks during the Blitz. Firefighters stand ready to protect their city as they face unimaginable dangers amidst London's bombing campaign in WWII. Ambulances rush through Ladywell, Lewisham—a stark portrayal of bravery amid chaos—during London's darkest days in history. St Andrew's Parish Church remains standing proudly despite Plymouth being ravaged by bombs—an emblematic symbol that faith endures even through turmoil. In these glimpses into history captured by photographs from various locations affected by bombings during World War II—the Holland House library, St Paul’s Cathedral surviving intact amidst ruins or individuals finding solace amidst devastation—we are reminded not only about destruction but also about human resilience and hope that emerged from such dark times.