Air Raid Damage Collection

The Fortune of War pub in Plainmoor, Torquay survived a bomb at the junction of St Marychurch Road and Warbro Road

Hawksley Avenue, Hillsborough, air raid damage, 1940
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St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Bomb damage at the junction of St Marychurch Road and Warbro Road, Torquay during the Bank Holiday raid of 3rd August 1942

The Sutton Coalfield Battalion of the Warwickshire Home Guard paraded for inspection

Burnt out shops in Spiceal Street, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city 10th April 1941

World War Two - Second World War - The ruins after a German air raid on a North East of England town. Pictured is the bomb damaged Keyes Gardens on the Matthew Bank Estate, Jesmond, Newcastle

Residents of Vincent Street Balsall Heath, Birmingham, examine a bomb crater following an air raid on the city. 29th October 1940

The burnt out shell of the Marshall and Snelgroves Department Store, New Street, Birmingham

The shattered remains of the Kardomah Cafe, Colmore Row, Birmingham, following an air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

The remains of an ammunition truck struck by a bomb in the goods yard of Bridlington Station 11th July 1940

Bristol Blitz War time pictures of destruction visited on the city by German bombers. 12th April 1941 Between 24 November 1940 and 11 April 1941 there were six major bombing raids on Bristol

Damage to a Battersea street following a daylight raid on London. February 16th 1941

Firemen tackling fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tacklest fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary

Firemen tackling fires in St Pauls Churchyard to stop the blaze reaching the Cathedral. As over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the City of London, 29th December 1940

A London Transport double decker bus stopped on St Pauls Churchyard l. As over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the City of London, 29th December 1940

Members of the public inspect a crater in Albert Bridge Road, Battersea, London, following a daylight raid. February 16th 1941

Damage to Ethelburga Street School following a daylight raid on Battersea, London. February 16th 1941

Rubble litters Poppins Court following the most devastating air raid on London which took place on the night of 10/11 May 1941

Firemen attempt to control a fire in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Firemen attempt to control fires in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Smoke rises from the smouldering remains of the Bull Ring, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city 10th April 1941

A pile of rubble is all that remains of terrace housing off Farm Street, Hockley, Birmingham following an air raid on the city. 30th July 1942

The entrance to the Cadbury factory at Bournville as workmen clean up after flooding caused by a direct hit on the nearby Birmingham to Worcester canal bridge

Staff at the Cadbury factory at Bournville clean up after flooding caused by a direct hit on the nearby Birmingham to Worcester canal bridge

Workmen filling a crater outside Greys department store, Bull Street, Birmingham as customers look on, following an air raid on the city. 25th October 1940

Dress shop opposite St James in New Street, Birmingham damaged during an air raid on the city. 25th October 1940

Workers survey the burnt out shell of W. H. Smith in Station Street, Birmingham as they make their way to their offices and factories, the morning after a particular heavy air raid on the city

The clear up of the Kent Street Baths, Birmingham after the building suffered extensive damage following a raid on the city. 27th October 1940

Firemen dampening down fires in Moseley Street, Birmingham the morning after a heavy incendiary raid on the city 26th October 1940

A direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel, Draining the canal of millions of gallons of water and flooding the nearby Cadburys factory. 4th December 1940

19 burnt out and four partly burnt out buses sit in the remains of Hockley bus depot, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city. 23rd November 1940

A house destroyed by a bomb in Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 16th October 1940

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

Burnt out buses and debris strewn across the floor of the Highgate Road Bus Garage, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, following a direct hit during an air raid on the city. 21st November 1940

Damage to a house in Pype Hayes, 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. 9th August 1940

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

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

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

The shell of the Princes Theatre on Park Row, Bristol after it received a direct hit during the Luftwaffes raid on the city on the 24th November 1940

Park Street, Bristol in September 1946 still showing signs of the series of German air raids on the city a year after the conflict ended 1st September 1946

The remains of the West Street Baptist Church following the Luftwaffe air raid on the city on the night of the 24th November 1940

The enormous damage to Messers Mardons printing works in Victoria Street, Bristol, can be seen in this image taken after the debris from the German air raids on the city had been tidied up

Firemen dampen down fires in Wine Street, Bristol which was devastated by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped on the city on the night of 24th/25th November 1940

Clearing the debris of Barton Warehouse, Stokes Croft, Bristol following the first heavy Luftwaffe raid on the city. 25th November 1940

Lennards Shoe shop, Queens Road, Bristol is left a burnt out shell following the Luftwaffes raid on the city

The vicar and parishioners search through the rubble and wreckage of St Clements, Newfoundland Road, Bristol shortly after the November 24th 1940 air raid on the city

Civilians walk amongst the ruins of Dolphin Street following a further raid on Bristol by the Luftwaffe

The columns of the Upper Arcade, Broadmead, Bristol are all that remains of the shopping arcade following the German air raid on the city on the night of 24th November 1940

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

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

The Thornton Varley site, Brook Street, Hull 8th May 1941

Air raid damage Withernsea 13th August 1943

ARP personnel and rescue workers did through the rubble of Sculcoates Lane, Hull looking for survivors following the raid on the city 7th - 8th May 1941

Giant vacuum cleaner seen here during the clean up following the Luftwaffe raid on Hull 24th June 1943

A unexploded parachute mine outside 10 Ellerby Grove, East Hull being visually inspected before being defused. 23rd February 1941

House in Park Hill Road, Torquay partly destroyed by a bomb during an air raid. 29th May 1944

Bristol Bridge in 1940, bomb damage in Victoria Street next to Georges Brewery Bristol Blitz Between 24 November 1940 and 11 April 1941 there were six major bombing raids on Bristol

Bristol Times, war time pictures of destruction visited on the city of Bristol by German bombers. People picking they re way through the rubble

Remains of the Tivoli cinema in Weston Super Mare after the air raid of the 28th June 1942

A girl has rescued a dolls house from the destruction of a house as salvage workers sift through the wreckage of homes destroyed in Newfoundland Road, Bristol during the blitz. 25th November 1940

Easton Road, Bristol the morning after a large air raid on the city. The bus in the foreground was from the Lawrence Hill depot and was destroyed by a bomb. Victor T

Castle Street, Bristol the morning reveals the destruction from the previous nights heavy air raid on the city 25th November 1940

This tram was smashed to pieces in one of the last major wartime raids on Bristol in 1941. The Bedminster tram depot was hit, resulting in the loss of 20 vehicles. 26th April 1941

Perhaps the most enduring image of Teesside during the Second World War is the bombing of Middlesbrough railway station

The photograph shows the shattered waterfront of the main supply port of Benghazi. Wrecked store buildings along the quays and burnt out vessels. Circa November 1942

The damage to the Victoria Hall, Sunderland, caused by an air raid in May 1941

St. Georges Square in Sunderland which suffered during a German air raid on the North East. circa 1939 -45

Houses in Hendon, Sunderland damaged when a German plane crashed in flames after being hit in an air raid over North-East England in September, 1940

ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party, search for survivors after a house
ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party

Statue of the Apostle St. Bartholomew on the roof of the Northern facade of St Paul
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Fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tackles fires on Aldersgate Street

Auxiliary fire engines and pumps outside St Pauls Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London, as the fire brigade fight the fires started by over 9

Firemen tackling fires in the streets close to St Pauls Cathedral as over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

The City of London ablaze seen from the roof of the Northern facade of St Pauls Cathedral

The dome of St Pauls Cathedral looms over the devastated remains of Cannon Street the morning after the most devastating raid on London

The wreckage of a car a blaze after being hit by a bomb, close to St Pauls underground station, London, during the air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Members of the Fire Brigade seen here fighting fires at Alec Brookes Ltd and Blades in Stewart Street, Shoreditch during a raid on the city. 11th January 1941

Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service and London Fire Brigade seen here fighting a fire at the Liptons Tea Bonded Warehouse, Tabernacle Street

Firemen dampening down the smouldering ruins in the the City of London following the Luftwaffes most destructive raid on the City. 11th May 1941

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EDITORS COMMENTS

In the midst of chaos and destruction, Hawksley Avenue in Hillsborough became a haunting reminder of the devastating air raid damage that occurred in 1940. The once peaceful street now lay in ruins, its buildings reduced to rubble and its residents left homeless. Meanwhile, on another front, The Sutton Coalfield Battalion of the Warwickshire Home Guard paraded for inspection. These brave men stood tall and resolute, ready to defend their town against any further attacks. Further south, burnt out shops lined Spiceal Street in Birmingham after a heavy air raid had ravaged the city. The scars of war were etched into every brick and broken window pane, serving as a somber testament to the resilience of those who called this place home. Amidst all this devastation, there were glimmers of hope. The Fortune of War pub in Plainmoor, Torquay miraculously survived a bomb blast at the junction of St. , standing proudly amidst the wreckage as a symbol of defiance against adversity. The W. V. S. Mobile canteen stationed on St. Marys Road was not spared from destruction either; it bore witness to an air raid's aftermath with its battered exterior reflecting both tragedy and determination. Firemen bravely tackled fires started by high explosives in Ave Maria Lane, London. Their valiant efforts saved lives and prevented further devastation from engulfing this historic part of the city. A turntable ladder belonging to the London Fire Brigade fought tirelessly close to Waterloo railway station - an emblematic image representing unity amidst chaos as they battled flames threatening one of London's busiest transportation hubs. St Pauls Churchyard witnessed an unusual sight as a London Transport double-decker bus came to an abrupt halt due to nearby bombings. Passengers disembarked cautiously onto streets filled with debris but remained resilient despite facing uncertainty at every turn. Curiosity mingled with shock when members of the public inspected a colossal crater that scarred Albert Bridge Road in Battersea, London.