Damaged Collection (page 15)

All Night Raid on Britains Capital - Statue of John Milton, 1940, (1940). The Statue of poet John Milton (1608-1674) at St Giles-without-Cripplegate, damaged by a bombing raids on 24th August 1940

First Bombs on England, 1940, (1940). The first German bombs fell on Yorkshire and Essex on 25th May 1940. Yorkshire residents clearing away the debris. From The War in Pictures

Crippled But Unconquered (1905). HMS Belleisle at the Batle of Trafalgar, 1805. From Cassells History of England, Vol. IV, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

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

What British Bombers Did at Bremen on the Weser, 1945. The Bombing of Bremen in World War II by the British Royal Air Force

The sinking of the Merrimac, (1898), 1920s
Sinking of the Merrimac. On June 3rd, 1898 the Lieutenant Richmond Hobson, sank ithe coal vessel Merrimac n the port channel, in order to obstruct

The Hotel de Ville, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
The Hotel de Ville, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Damaged exterior of the Church of St Vst, Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918 Artist: Nightingale & Co
Damaged exterior of the Church of St Vst, Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

The Grand Place, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
The Grand Place, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. View showing damaged buildings around the towns main square. Stereoscopic card detail

Market women, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Market women, Arras, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Damaged buildings can be seen in the background. Stereoscopic card detail

Damaged interior of Albert Cathedral, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Damaged interior of Albert Cathedral, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Ruins of the cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Ruins of the cathedral, Ypres, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. The cathedral was badly damaged during the German bombardment of 1914. Stereoscopic card detail

Damaged graves, old communal cemetery, Ypres, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Damaged graves, old communal cemetery, Ypres, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

The Main Road, Hill 60, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
The Main Road, Hill 60, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Constructed of railway sleepers on baulks of timber. Hill 60 was a low rise on the southern flank of the Ypres salient

Blockhouse destroyed by a mine, Lomme, near Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
Concrete blockhouse destroyed by a mine, Lomme, near Armentieres, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

British tank in front of ruined buildings, Peronne, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Artist: Nightingale & Co
British tank in front of ruined buildings, Peronne, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Stereoscopic card detail

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

Houses damaged by German shellfire, Ypres salient, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. The site of threee major battles during the war

Ruins of Beury Chateau, Festubert, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Beury Chateau, Festubert, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. The village of Festubert was largely destroyed in the Battle of Festubert in 1915. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Now they ll blame me for this?, c1910. Artist: Holmfirth Bamforth and Co
Now they ll blame me for this?, c1910. Postcard posted in 1910

Intrepid behaviour of Captain Charles Napier, 15 April 1809 (c1857). Artist: George Greatbatch
Intrepid behaviour of Captain Charles Napier, 15 April 1809 (c1857). Napier, commanding the 18 gun brig HMS Recruit, fighting the much larger 74 gun French ship of the line Hautpoult in

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (c1857). Artist: Albert Henry Payne
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (c1857). Scene from the famous naval battle in which Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated the Spanish

Lord Howes victory over the French, 1st June 1794, (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
Admiral Lord Howes victory over the French, 1 June 1794, (c1857). Earl Howe (1726-1799) commanded the English fleet that decisively defeated the French in the Battle of Ushant

Homeless children, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936-c1939

Once a grand hotel in Palma, Majorca, Spanish Civil War, c1936. At the start of the war Majorca was a Nationalist stronghold

Rubble in the main street, Palma, Majorca, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936. At the start of the war Majorca was a Nationalist stronghold

Damaged anti-aircraft gun on the British battleship HMS Malaya, off the coast of Portugal, 1937. The damage occurred in a collision with the Dutch steamer Kertosono

Damaged German navy Zeppelin airship, World War I, 1914-1918 (1933). Zeppelins were used by both the German Army and Navy during World War I for reconnaissance and bombing purposes

Crashed Zeppelin LZ 8 Deutschland II, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1911 (1933). Attempting his first Zeppelin flight, Dr Hugo Eckener crashed Deutschland II into the hangar wall after launching the airship

Army Zeppelin Z2 (LZ5) stranded near Weilburg during a storm, Germany, 1910 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932

Zeppelin LZ2 after its destruction, 1906 (1933). The second Zeppelin to be built, LZ2 made its only flight on 17th January 1906

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

German prisoners of war beside the ruins of the basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Aerial view of the ruins of the town and basilica of Albert, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

French graves smashed by German shell fire, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
French graves smashed by German shell fire, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Church in ruins, Richebourg, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Church in ruins, Richebourg, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Damage to the Church of Notre Dame, Armentieres, France, World War I, 1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Damage to the Church of Notre Dame, Armentieres, France, World War I, 1918. View after the Battle of the Lys (Fourth Battle of Ypres)

Trapped German submarine driven inshore and destroyed, World War I, 1914-1918Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Trapped German submarine driven inshore and destroyed, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Sunken warship HMS Vindictive, Ostend, Belgium, World War I, 1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Sunken warship HMS Vindictive, Ostend, Belgium, World War I, 1918. A cruiser launcehed in 1897, HMS Vindictive was modified in 1918 with her guns replaced by howitzers

Aftermath of the great earthquake, San Francisco, California, USA, 1906. Artist: HC White
Aftermath of the great earthquake, San Francisco, California, USA, 1906. Damage to the spire of the Steiner Street Catholic Church and settled houses

London Territorials on the march, La Bassee Road, northern France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

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

The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Club which was struck by a 94lb Boer shell, siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1901. Under the command of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Town Hall, struck by a Boer shell during the siege, Ladysmith, South Africa, 1901. The siege of Ladysmith by the Boers lasted from 1 November, 1899 until 28 February, 1900

Railway bridge across the Vals River at Kroonstad, blown up by the Boers, South Africa, 1901. Stereoscopic card

Royal Engineers repairing a railway destroyed by the Boers, Kroonstad, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

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