Debris Collection (page 8)

Against the ruins, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Against the ruins, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

These fragments (St. Lawrence Jewry), 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
These fragments (St. Lawrence Jewry), 1941. The church of St Lawrence Jewry in the City of London badly damaged during the Blitz on 29th December 1940. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

The King and Queen survey bomb damage, Buckingham Palace, London, WWII, 1940. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth looking at the aftermath of a German bombing raid on 11 September 1940 which destroyed

He Led Our Liberating Armies to Victory, 1945
He Led Our Liberating Armies to Victory, 1942. Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (1890-1969), Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II

Chapter House, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Chapter House, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Churchill Before Maestricht, 24 June 1673, (c1880). Artists: Unknown, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Churchill Before Maestricht, 24 June 1673, (c1880). The Siege of Mstricht (11-30 June 1673) ended when Jacques de Fariaux, governor of the Dutch garrison

A Scene of Desolation. - A Street in Peronne, 1919. Artist: War Office
A Scene of Desolation. - A Street in Peronne, 1919. For most of World War I the town of Peronne, Somme, was occupied by German troops. It was finally liberated on the 2nd September 1918

After the Earthquake, 1907 (1912). Artist: Charles Robinson
After the Earthquake, 1907 (1912). The Kingston earthquake of January 14th, 1907, was of a magnitude of 6.5. It was considered by many commentators of the time one of the worlds deadliest

Belfast: Childrens Ward. The enemys attack was directed against the whole life of the people, their homes, hospitals, churches, their food, their daily work, 1941 (1942)

South Wales had its turn early in the New Year. A stretcher party carries a casualty to safety, 1941 (1942). The toll on the night of 2 January 1941 saw 165 people killed and 427 more injured

A scene during the London blitz, c1940 (1942). From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]

Yokohama Earthquake, 1923. Yokohama, City of Yokohama, Japan. Yokohama was destroyed on September 1st 1923 by the Great Kanto earthquake

Firemen Tackle City Blaze, 1940, (1940). From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Guns Shell Dover from French Coast, 1940, (1940). On 22nd August 1940, cross-channel guns stationed in France shelled the coast of Dover destroying residential areas. From The War in Pictures

Work of the bombers and their destruction, 1940, (1940). The debris and destruction of German bombs in England. From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 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

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

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

General Sir Bernard Montgomery, surveys the shell-torn ruins of Fossacesia, 1944-1944
General Sir Bernard Montgomery, K.C.B. D.S.O. surveys the shell-torn ruins of Fossacesia behind the Allied lines on the Italian front, 1944

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

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

Kings Cross in 1845
Kings Cross from a view taken during is demolition in 1845.Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury.Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin

Troops passing the ruins of Monchy on the way up the line, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ruins of Bethune, France, World War I, c1915-c1918. Smouldering Bethune, ignited by German guns for the defeat at Festubert

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

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

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

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

The battle around the village of Gheluvelt, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Gheluvelt is near Ypres, the site of three major battles during the war. Stereoscopic card. Detail

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

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

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 burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776

Earthquake damage and a burnt car, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

Earthquake damage, King Street and Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

A British soldier on sentry duty after the fall of Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Someone has pasted a picture of the British royal family to the side of the sentry-box

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

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