The Blitz Collection (page 5)

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

The CWS shop and office in Pershore Street, Birmingham, which were completely burnt following a raid on the city. 29th October 1940

Firemen dampening down the CWS shop and offices in Pershore Street, Birmingham, which were completely burnt following a raid on the city. 29th October 1940

The burnt out remains of the Methodist Church, Bristol Street, Birmingham, following an air raid on the city. 29th October 1940

Firemen dampening down the burnt out shell of the Dobson & Crowther factory, Aston Road, Birmingham, following a raid on the city 1st November 1940

A direct hit on a house in Cromer Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 29th October 1940

A rescue squad at work searching for survivors of a house which received a direct hit close to central Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 2nd November 1940

Firemen dampen down and rescue squads search the shattered remains of John Bright Street, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

A bus on its side after being caught in the blast of a bomb in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, following an air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

Firemen dampen down the shattered remains of John Bright Street, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

The burnt out remains of the altar and nave of St Agathas Church, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, following a direct hit during an air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

Workmen shift through the crater and basement of the Hereford Hotel, Villa Cross, Birmingham. The building received a direct hit killing twenty people who were sheltering in the basement

A bomb crater in Bromford Road, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

A damage house in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

Milkman examines the staircase of a damage house in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

A house damage by a bomb in Tyburn Road, Edrdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 14th August 1940

Damage to a house in Bromsford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham. This was the first air raid on the city, carried out by a single aircraft. One person was killed, and six injured in the raid

Householders examine the damage and crater to their Smallheath, Birmingham home following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Smallheath, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

Saved by shelters A bomb fell between these two shelters in Smallheath, Birmingham, nobody was hurt following a raid on the city. Here is a Midland A.R.P

Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage homes in Smallheath, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

A demolition squad make safe a bomb damaged building at Hodge Hill Common following a raid on the city. 18th August 1940

Householders and ARP recovery squad removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Hodge Hill Common, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 18th August 1940

Three houses in Acocks Green, Birmingham, destroyed during a bombing raid on the city. Four people were killed and two were injured. 25th August 1940

Firemen and ARP rescue workers search a damage house in Bromsford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 24th August 1940

Three houses in Wildfell Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, destroyed during a bombing raid on the city. Four people were killed and two were injured. 25th August 1940

No one was injured. Twenty three people were in the back rooms of these two houses in Acocks Green, Birmingham, when a bomb exploded in the garden during the raid on the city

Knocked Sideways. This house in Acocks Green, Birmingham was knocked sideways when bomb exploded in the front garden. Many of the net-covered windows, it will be noticed, are intact. 24th August 1940

House in Sparkhill, Birmingham, destroyed during a bombing raid on the city. Four people were killed and two were injured. 27th August 1940

House in Moseley, Birmingham, destroyed during a bombing raid on the city. 27th August 1940

House in Bordesley, Birmingham, destroyed during a bombing raid on the city. Four people were killed and two were injured. 27th August 1940

The church tower and stained windows at Dudley Parish Church, bare the scars of a raid on the city. 6th September 1940

Residents gather around a water filled crater outside a house in Wood End Road, Erdington, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 28th August 1940

A house in Aston, Birmingham, collapsed after the building received a direct hit during a raid on the city 25th August 1940

The stained windows at Dudley Parish Church, bare the scars of a raid on the city. 6th September 1940

The entrance to Dudley Parish Church, bare the scars of a raid on the city. 6th September 1940

The remains of the Birmingham Food Supply Company factory, Fallows Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. Makers of Queens Gravy Salts seen here following a heavy raid on the city. 27th August 1940

Aston, Birmingham, damaged to the living quarters of thePolice Station following a raid on the city 25th August 1940

The remains of a house in Birches Green, Birmingham after receiving a direct hit during a raid on the city. 28th August 1940

Firemen and rescue workers in Aston, Birmingham, search through the collapsed remain of a house which received a direct hit during a raid on the city 25th August 1940

Its a great thing to know that so many mothers and children are being evacuated from London?s danger spots to safer areas outside. The children themselves, how ever, are amazingly calm about it all

Furniture being removed from a bombed house in Bethnal Green during Second World War. 13th June 1944

Firemen dampen fires in Paternoster Row following an air raid during Second World War. 29th December 1940

Firemen each sandwiches amidst bomb damage somewhere in the West of England during Second World War. 27th November 1940

St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated... As a result of the blaze, the churchs ten bells fell to the ground

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

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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.