Bomb Damage Collection (page 4)

British troops hold out in Louvain as refugees leave the city, 1940, (1940). 15th May 1940, British Expeditionary Forces evacuated Louvain, Belgium. British Official Photograph

The battered remains of Ypres after the last shell had done its worst, showing the ruins of the famous cloth hall, c1917, (1935)

Air raid damage in Croydon, 1915 (1935). Houses in Eridge Road damaged by bombs dropped from German Zeppelins. From King Emperors Jubilee, by F. G. H

Devastation, 1941, City. Twisted Girders (1), 1941. Artist: Graham Sutherland
Devastation, 1941, City. Twisted Girders (1), 1941. Between 1940 and 1945, Sutherland was employed as an official war artist, as part of the War Artists Scheme

Two of the effigies of the Knights in the round of the Temple Church, gutted by fire, 1941
Two of the effigies of the Knights in the round of the Temple Church which was gutted by fire during one of the recent enemy raids, 1941

Interior of the Church of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside burnt out in an air raid, 1941
Interior of the Church of St. Mary Le Bow, Cheapside burnt out in a recent air raid, 1941. Much of the church was destroyed by a German bomb during the Blitz on 10th May 1941

North Transept of St. Pauls Cathedral after bombing, 1941
North Transept of St. Pauls Cathedral after a bomb had crashed through the roof into the crypt on the night of April 16th, 1941. The cathedral was struck by bombs twice

Devastated buildings, from the inner Temple garden, 1941
Devastated buildings, looking nearly due north from the inner Temple garden, 1941. A picture showing the damage done to Temple, London on May 10th, 1941 by a German air raid

The Cloisters in the Temple after having been wrecked by fire, 1941. A picture showing the damage done to the cloisters at Temple, London on May 10th, 1941 by a German air raid

The East End of the Middle Temple Hall, 1941. A picture showing the damage done to Middle Temple Hall on May 10th, 1941 by a German air raid. From The Connoisseur, 1941 edited by H. Granville Fell

Masters House: with tombstone in commemoration to Oliver Goldsmith, 1941
On the left is the Masters House: the tombstone in the foreground commemorates Oliver Goldsmith, 1941. On May 10th, 1941, a German air raid set the roof of the Round Church on fire

Interior of the Temple Church after the fire, 1941. On May 10th, 1941, a German air raid set the roof of the Round Church on fire. The fire quickly spread to the nave and chapel

Londons Guildhall after the fire of December 29th December 1940. The Guildhall after the Second Great Fire of London, the name used at the time to refer to one of the most destructive air raids of

House destroyed by a bomb, Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
House destroyed by a bomb, Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Damage done in the first bombing raid on London, 1915 (1937). Artist: Central Press
Damage done in the first bombing raid on London, 1915 (1937). On 31st May 1915, Zeppelin LZ38 of the German Army carried out the first air raid on London

Destruction wrought by German Zeppelin bombs, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Destruction wrought by German Zeppelin bombs, World War I, 1914-1918. The Germans launched Zeppelin raids against various locations in Britain, including London, from 1915 onwards

The damage done by a German Zeppelin bomb, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
The damage done by a German Zeppelin bomb, World War I, 1914-1918. The Germans launched Zeppelin raids against various locations in Britain, including London, from 1915 onwards

Street scene after the fall of Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Wrecked building, Grande Place, Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). A sign in German on the town hall reads: Nicht argern, nur wundern (No anger, just amazement)

Smashed locomotive at Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition

Damaged railway station at Roye, France, First World War, 1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

The village of Mametz after the July bombardment, Battle of the Somme, 1916, (c1920)
The village of Mametz after the July bombardment, Battle of the Somme, France, 1916, (c1920). Destruction during the First World War

Sphinx damaged by a German bomb dropped on the Embankment, 4th September 1917, (1935). A print from King Emperors Jubilee, 1910-1935, by FGH Salusbury, Daily Express Publications, London, 1935

Council Chamber, House of Commons, 1941. Artist: John Piper
Council Chamber, House of Commons, 1941. The Houses of Parliament were damaged by air raids on 14 different occasions during the Second World War

Garrison of French soldiers and firemen, Verdun, France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Ypres after German bombardment, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920)
Ypres after German bombardment, Belgium, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

The tower of Market Hall after a German bombardment, Ypres, Belgium, First World War, (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

Cathedral of Reims, First World War, 19 April 1917

The Ruins of a House, Soupir, First World War, April 1917. Artist: Francois Flameng
The Ruins of a House, Soupir, First World War, April 1917

Damage after a raid by German Gotha bombers, Paris, 11th March 1918

Ruins of the Renault Factory, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, c1942. The Renault factory, in the town of Boulogne-Billancourt just west of the centre of Paris, was making an estimated 18

A British army patrol, Cambrai, France, First World War, 9 October 1918. The town of Cambrai was the scene of one of the most famous and intense battles of the war

Bomb damage at a Renault factory, Sevres, Paris, 4 April 1943. The factory was bombed by aircraft of the US 8th Air Force

Renault factory destroyed by Allied bombing, Sevres, near Paris, 1940-1944

A woman leaving her burning house in a bombed street, Germany, 1945. She carries the few possessions she has been able to salvage

English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916
English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office after its destruction by the rebels, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916

Before and after, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. The Hotel Metropole and the Post Office before and after being blown up by the rebels

British firefighters damping down a bombed church, World War II, June 1940. Two firefighters use a hose to spray water onto smouldering roof timbers

Rescue workers releasing a man from a bomb damaged building, World War II, 1940. The large-scale German bombing campaign directed at Britains cities began in August 1940

Londoners made homeless by a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, October 1940. Holding some treasured possessions recovered from the ruins, they put on brave, smiling faces

Aftermath of a German bombing raid, Merseyside, World War II, March 1941. Rescue workers searching for survivors in the wreckage of buildings after a Luftwaffe air raid

Postcard showing damage to Deffieux Restaurant, Porte St. -Martin, after the 1871 Paris Commune
Postcard showing damage to Deffieux Restaurant, Porte St.-Martin, after the 1871 Paris Commune

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