Blazes Collection

Burnt down forest after a bush fire, slash and burn, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

The Pudding Blazes (above), and The Shop Forgotten (below)
Two pictures, illustrating fare and fun in suburbia formed this page of the 1936 Christmas number of the Illustrated London News. Date: 1936

Burnt trees after a forest fire, Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Bush fire with heavy smoke emission, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Coventry Burning after an Air-raid; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing one of the main streets of Coventry, still burning after a German air-raid, 1940. In the background a group of fire-fighters pump water onto one of the blazes

Svalbard, Norway
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Girl Breaks Firewood 19C
A little girl breaks firewood across her knee: a bright fire blazes in the hearth

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Witness the transformative power of fire in various landscapes throughout the world, as depicted in The Pudding Blazes and The Shop Forgotten from The Life of William Cobbett (1809). From the devastating aftermath of forest fires in Barriere, British Columbia, Canada, and Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia, to the destructive force of bush fires and slash-and-burn practices, fire's impact is both awe-inspiring and destructive. Reflecting on the past, we see the devastation of Coventry Burning after an air-raid during the Second World War, while looking to the future, we find renewal in the frozen landscapes of Svalbard, Norway. And in the simple act of a girl breaking firewood, we are reminded of the essential role fire plays in our daily lives.