The Blitz Collection (page 2)

Clarendon Street, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz. A sign to the centre right of the pictures shows Dewhirst Bros. Perhaps this is a family business

Queen Victoria Square, Hull, Yorkshire, after the Blitz raids of 8th and 9th of May 1941. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by

Air raid this morning in the South of England at Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham, London. (Picture) A causality is bought out of the wreckage. 16th June 1944

Congregational Church, Albion Street, Hull, pictured in 1946, shortly after World War Two. The Church was bombed in World War Two

The Blitz. Bridlington, Yorkshire. June 1941. The bar and billiard room of The Britannia Hotel, Bridlington, Yorkshire, was destroyed by a German bomb, during the Blitz

The Blitz. Hull. Yorkshire. February 1941. Picture shows Goddard Avenue, Hull. Although the roofs were damaged, the houses were not

Picture shows Eagle Oil Mills in Hull, Yorkshire, on fire during World War Two. Location in Hull would be Eagle Terrace off Cleveland Street

The Thornton Varley site, Brook Street, Hull 8th May 1941

ARP personnel and rescue workers did through the rubble of Sculcoates Lane, Hull looking for survivors following the raid on the city 7th - 8th May 1941

Giant vacuum cleaner seen here during the clean up following the Luftwaffe raid on Hull 24th June 1943

A unexploded parachute mine outside 10 Ellerby Grove, East Hull being visually inspected before being defused. 23rd February 1941

London Skyline during World War Two with Saint Pauls in the background. 29th December 1940

Swansea as dawn breaks after three night blitz attack by the German luftwaffe in World War Two. February 1941

A spirit-of-the-Blitz milk bar in London, where there had been a dairy until bombing destroyed it

Queen Elizabeth and King George VI tour bomb sites during the Blitz of London Orignal Caption: The King and Queen visited, again, the bombed areas of London yesterday

London Skyline during World War Two December 1940 with Saint Pauls

Jordan Well lays in ruins after the Coventry blitz of 14th November 1940. undated

The London Skyline during a blitz in WW2 London ablaze

St Pauls and the Aftermath of the Battle of Britain, September 1940 (b / w photo)
1763710 St Pauls and the Aftermath of the Battle of Britain, September 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England)

The Hellish Nights in London (Colour Litho)
2778562 The Hellish Nights in London (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hellish nights of London)

The fires in London (colour litho)
2778528 The fires in London (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fires in London)

Among the ruins of the City (colour litho)
2778525 Among the ruins of the City (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the ruins of the City)

Damage to a Battersea street following a daylight raid on London. February 16th 1941

Firemen tackling a fire at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark. The fire was caused by incendiary bombs spreads to nearby houses. 31st January 1941

AFS Gillian Tanner seen here at the Taylor Depositary fire who was awarded the George Medal while stationed as an auxiliary fire officer at Dockhead Station, Bermondsey

ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party, search for survivors after a house in St Leonard StreetShoreditch received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb during the raid of the night

Statue of the Apostle St. Bartholomew on the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral silhouetted against the fires that raged around the cathedral

Fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tackles fires on Aldersgate Street, Farringdon as nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air

Auxiliary fire engines and pumps outside St Pauls Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London, as the fire brigade fight the fires started by over 9

Firemen tackling fires in the streets close to St Pauls Cathedral as over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

The City of London ablaze seen from the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral, after an estimated nine thousands incendiary bombs were dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of London

Firemen tackling fires in St Pauls Churchyard to stop the blaze reaching the Cathedral. As over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the City of London, 29th December 1940

Firemen tackling a fire at Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark. The fire was caused by incendiary bombs spreads to nearby houses. 31st January 1941

AFS Gillian Tanner seen here at the Taylor Depositary fire who was awarded the George Medal while stationed as an auxiliary fire officer at Dockhead Station, Bermondsey

Fire crews, police and ARP wardens help salvage furniture from properties close to Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark

Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Leader Mrs E L Smith seen here after being commended for staying at her post following the bombing of her sub-station. 17th February 1941

Leader of the Labour Party and Lord Privy Seal Clement Attlee during a demonstration by the London Fire Brigade and the Auxiliary Fire Service pumps at the Serpentine, central London

The London Fire Brigade and the Auxiliary Fire Service demonstrate the power of their water pumps at the Serpentine, central London, to the Leader of the Labour Party and Lord Privy Seal

A rugby team of the Auxiliary Fire Service seen here playing against Beaumont College at Runnymede. 15th February 1941

Auxiliary fireman seen here inspecting a water supply tank outside an Abbotts Shoe Shop in Cheapside, London which had an unexpected extra occupant of a shop dummy. 13th May 1941

Commuters and City workers pick their way through a rubble strewn Stonecutters Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

Workmen clear rubble from the Cheapside, City of London, the spire of St Mary-le-Bow, in the distance, following a Luftwaffe raid on the city 10th May 1941

Workmen clear away debris from collapsed Lantern Roof from Westminster Abbeys High Altar caused by incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe in the course of one of the heaviest air raids on London

The dome of St Pauls Cathedral looms over the devastated remains of Cannon Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

Rubble litters Poppins Court following the most devastating air raid on London which took place on the night of 10/11 May 1941

Firemen attempt to control a fire in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

The wreckage of a car a blaze after being hit by a bomb, close to St Pauls underground station, London, during the air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

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"The Blitz: A Tale of Resilience and Destruction during WW2" As the sirens blared, a family sought refuge inside an Anderson Air Raid shelter, finding solace amidst the chaos of the blitz. Docklands were ablaze, with flames illuminating the night sky as bombed London bore witness to its darkest days. St Paul's Cathedral stood strong despite bomb damage, a symbol of unwavering faith in the face of adversity. The Sutton Coalfield Battalion proudly paraded for inspection, embodying the spirit of unity within the Warwickshire Home Guard. In London during the blitz, while services were held commemorating those lost, the skyline was forever changed by relentless bombings. Army bomb disposal squads risked their lives daily; rolling unexploded German bombs through city streets or meticulously placing explosive charges around fuses. Liverpool felt Merseyside's August 1941 wrath during this period of devastation. The old buildings stood as haunting reminders of what once was before being reduced to rubble. Business premises in Weston Super Mare suffered a similar fate - scars etched into Somerset's landscape. Newbridge Road in Hull became a testament to resilience after it was mercilessly bombed in the blitz. Despite destruction all around them, Yorkshire residents refused to be broken and rebuilt their shattered community from scratch. The blitz may have left indelible marks on history but it also revealed humanity's strength and determination against unimaginable odds. Through darkness emerged stories of bravery and hope that continue to inspire generations today.