The Blitz Collection (#6)

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

Picture taken in London, possibly the inner city of London, during the Blitz of WW2 The world war two blitz on Britain by Germany lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941

V2 Rocket strike on Duke Street during Second World War. 11th December 1944

Bomb damage in Central London after a German Air Raid during The Blitz. London, England EC4M 8AD. 15th January 1942

A lady at a graveside of a child who died during an air raid. Picture taken 29th September 1941

Nurses stand and look at the rubble that is now St Giles Hospital in Camberwell, South London, after it was hit during The London Blitz of World War Two. Picture taken 15th December 1940

Firemen The London Fire Brigade, taking a well earned break with some sandwiches, during another call out during The Blitz of London

Firemen The London Fire Brigade, after successfully putting out a South East London fire during The Blitz of World War Two

A fireman from The London Fire Brigade. Name unknown. No actual date for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 29th December 1940, which was the height of the Blitz on London

Firemen The London Fire Brigade. Checking their oxygen masks during the Blitz on London. World War Two.. No actual date for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 29th December 1940

Lord Street, South Castle Street rebuild sites, with Paradise Street rebuild site in the background. Liverpool, Merseyside in September 1952. Picture shows The Victoria Monment in the foreground

Liverpool, Merseyside, during The Blitz. Picture taken 3rd January 1941

Picture shows Alfred Gelder St, Hull, Yorkshire, and the temporary brick one floor high annex to the The Head Post Office

The remains of Great Charlotte Street fish Market in Liverpool, Merseyside, after an air raid Saturday night. Picture taken 23rd December 1940

James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, after it was bombed in the Blitz, on the 2nd and 3rd March 1941 The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon

Bridlington Grammar School, destroyed in The Blitz. circa 16th November 1940. Picture is passed by censors. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston

Hull, Yorkshire, during The Blitz. Picture shows un-named residents looking through their blown out window. They are smiling through the trauma of the devastation caused to Hull

Picture shows Alfred Gelder St Hull, Yorkshire, and the extensive damage to The Head Post Office. The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by

Picture shows Costellos Corner, the junction of Jameson Street with Savile Street and George Street, Hull, Yorkshire. ***Note

Picture shows the remains of The Electricity Showroom in Bridlington, Yorkshire. circa 3rd April 1941. The actual location may be New Burlington Road in Bridlington, which was bombed 2nd April 1941

The Blitz. Hull. Yorkshire. August 1940. Picture shows the remains of a bomb damaged Post Office, Hull. No actual street name available

The Blitz. Hull. Yorkshire. November 1940. Picture shows Cottingham Road. There is a suggestion it may have been a nursing home hit

A searchlight, in the Hull area, during World War Two. The German Luftwaffe were a menacing presence in the skies across Britain in World War Two. The Blitz lasted from September 1939 to May 1941

Floral tributes from neighbours, on the anniversary of The Blitz on flats in Stoke Newington, North London. Picture taken 15th October 1942

Air Raid Wardens on Parade in the Lincolnshire area of England, in November 1940. The Blitz lasted from 7 Sep 1940 - 11 May 1941, where the German Luftwaffe constantly bombed Britain

The centre of Hull alight following the blitz of the 8th May 1941

Keep Calm and Carry On. Residents of a Hull street find that their home possesses no windows after they emerge from their air shelter following the latest raid on the city. Circa 8th May 1941

Air raid damage in Bridlington following a raid on the town 16th November 1940

Civic thanks from the Lord Mayor as rescue workers search the rubble in Bean Street, Hull for survivors following a particularly heavy air raid on the city. 15th March 1941

Damage to bakers WM Jackson and Son Limited in Bridlington 20th August 1940

The wreckage of F W Woolworth Prince Street, Bridlington after a direct hit during a raid on the town by the Luftwaffe. Four people were killed in the raid

Wrecked and burnt out shops on Lombard Street, Hull following a raid on the centre of the city. Circa May 1941

Firemen dampening down Mateer & Nelson on Chapel Street, Hull following an overnight air raid by the Luftwaffe on the city. 8th May 1941

The wreckage of a Bridlington Hotel following an air raid on the town at the height of the Battle of Britain. 18th August 1940

Amid the devastation in Cave Street, Beverley Road, Hull a gas lamp remained, stark against the blacken sky, as if to symbolise the spirit and defiance of the people of Hull

The wreckage of the Britannia Garage, Bridlington 20th August 1940

The shell of the Albion Congregational Church on Albion Street, Hull following the air raids of 1941 on the city. Circa May 1941

Salvage workers shift through the wreckage the Guildhall after a direct hit on the building during the air raid on Hull May 7-8 raid in 1941

A terrace house in Stoneferry, Hull bares the scars of bomb damage following an overnight raid on the docks. 29th June 1941

ARP personnel, Air Raid Wardens and Firemen search the devastation of Rowlston and Aldborough Grove, Hull following the detonation of a parachute mine dropped by the Luftwaffe during the raid of

Air raid damage Withernsea 13th August 1943

Repairs to 141 Wincolmlee, Hull premises of the Hull Malt Company Ltd, flaked grits manufacturers after the air raid of 12th April 1941

A year on from the end of the war and the city of Hull still bares the scars of the 800 air raids on the city, as seen here at the junction of Albion Street and Prospect Street. 8th May 1946

Trinity House Rest Home in Carr Lane, Hull on the morning of 8th May 1941 following a direct hit during the over night raid

ARP personnel, Air raid warden help to search for survivors in an East Hull street after a German raid on the city 9th May 1941

Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after a parachute mine detonated on Bean Street in Hull during the Luftwaffe raid on the city on the night of the 14th - 15th March 1941

The shell of the Sissons Brother factory in Hull following the German airforce raid on the city on the night of the 18th - 19th July 1941

The remains of St. Annes Convalescent Home and Chapel situated between St
The remains of St.Annes Convalescent Home and Chapel situated between St. Annes Road and Sands Lane, Bridlington on the morning of 18th June 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.