The Blitz Collection (#4)

The shattered remains of the Birmingham Evening Mail garage in St Georges Street following a heavy air raid on the city. 19th November 1940

Workmen repair the tramlines at Tyburn Road, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 3rd September 1940

From dusk to dawn, at an important un-named works in Birmingham, the works Home Guard man a specially built look-out tower

Birmingham furniture store displays in its shop window, a bed air raid protection frame. Designed to stop debris falling on to those bed ridden persons who could not reach an air raid shelter

Workmen survey the shattered remains of W. H. Smart in Wrentham Street
Workmen survey the shattered remains of W.H. Smart in Wrentham Street, Birmingham following the air raid of 9th April 1941

The burnt out shell of Carlton House, High Street, Birmingham following the an air raid on the city 21st April 1941

The extent of the damage to New Street and the High Street, Birmingham, caused by the raid on the city on the night of the 9th/10th April

King George VI tours the bomb shattered areas of Birmingham following the city suffering a series of heavy air raids on the city

Picture shows young boys playing in the ruins of housing decimated in the Blitz of World War Two. The Blitz lasted from 7th September 1940 to May 1941. The German Luftwaffe bombed across Britain

Firemen fighting fires in Cheapside, London, started by incendiary bombs dropped in their thousands by the Luftwaffe on the City of London 29th December 1940

Statues of the Apostles St. Thomas and St. James the Lesser on the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral are silhouetted against the fires that raged around St Pauls after an estimated

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade is silhouetted against fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary

Auxiliary fire engines and pumps outside St Pauls Cathedral, London, as the fire brigade fight the fires started by incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of the 29th December 1940

Flames rage through St Lawrence Jewry. Sparks and embers from here set the Guildhall ablaze. It fell victim to the fires caused by German incendiary bombs dropped on the city of London on the night

Salvage workers pick through the burnt out remains of Londons Guildhall the morning after the Second Great Fire of London

Firefighters clear fire appliances, hoses and ladders buried under debris at Carreras Tobacco Company. City Road, London. Two firemen were killed and several others injured. 30th December 1940

Fire appliances, hoses and ladders buried under debris at Carreras Tobacco Company. City Road, London. Two firemen were killed and several others injured. 30th December 1940

A member of the Home Guard looks north across the River Thames, towards St Pauls Cathedral wreathed in flame and smoke as thousands of incendiary bombs are dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of

The shell of a tram caught in the blast from a bomb on Victoria Embankment, London, is silhouetted against the fires on the South Bank of the Thames

Fires in the square mile of the city of London seen from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral 29th - 30th December 1940

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

Amen Corner shops blaze furiously as nine thousand incendiary bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

Firefighters tackle a blaze in a Timber Yard in Camberwell, London. The fire was started by a German incendiary bomb dropped on the city during an air raid on the 8th - 9th December 1940

Hull, Yorkshire, January 1949. Hull was damaged severely in The Blitz, and picture shows an unstable pillared building finally coming down as it is too unsafe to stay up

The remains of the Central Gas Offices, Edmund Street, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 23rd November 1940

Firemen and rescue worker survey the scene after a direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel

The crater left after a direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel, Draining the canal of millions of gallons of water and flooding the nearby Cadburys factory

The spire of St Thomas Church, Bath Row, Birmingham is all that remains of this neo classical church following a heavy raid on the city. 12th December 1940

The shattered remains of a gas main in Stoney Lane, Birmingham that received a direct hit during a heavy air raid on the city.13th December 1940

Burnt out houses and rubble are all that remain of Alfred Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city. 2nd January 1941

The west door of St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

One of the church wardens surveys the damage to St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

The shattered remains of W. H. Smart in Wrentham Street, Birmingham following the air raid
The shattered remains of W.H. Smart in Wrentham Street, Birmingham following the air raid of 9th April 1941

Houses in Kings Heath, Birmingham, damaged following a raid on the city. 28th August 1940

The burnt out shell of Lawrence Brothers Manufacturers, 45 Dudley Street, Birmingham the morning after an air raid on the city 25th October 1940

Residents gather around a water filled crater outside a public house in Newtown Row, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 17th October 1940

Rescue workers searching the rubble of a house in Aston, Birmingham, following a air on the city. 19th October 1940

Householders search through the remains of their bombed home, searching for belongings. 19th October 1940

Saved by Shelter. Eight residents from Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, were in this Anderson shelter when an oil bombEfell at the door during a raid on the city. Two menEwere slightly injured

Ambulance drivers survey the remains of their first-aid post, in Aston, Birmingham, wrecked during a raid on the city. 19th October 1940

A warden searches the damaged wards of Erdington House hospital following a raid on the city. 21st October 1940

Crater in the courtyard of Erdington House Hospital, which caused substantial damage to the building, following a raid on the city. 21st October 1940

Damage to the dining room of Clent school following a German air raid on the city of Birmingham. 28th September 1940

Damage to Erdington House hospital following a raid on the city. 21st October 1940

A. R. P workers clearing the debris from a wrecked Smethwick Stables where four horses
A.R.P workers clearing the debris from a wrecked Smethwick Stables where four horses were killed during a raid on the city. 23rd October 1940

Firemen fight a fire at Marshall & Snellgroves department store, New Street, Birmingham, caused by an incendiary bomb dropped during an air raid on the city. 25th October 1940

St Michaels Church, Upper Pit, Street in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside after a it was hit in the Blitz. It retained its steeple but the insides were ruined. Picture dated circa 6th May 1941

Damaged beds inside a bomb shelter during the Second World War. 17th February 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.