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The London Blitz An ARP warden rescues a young girl from the wreckage of a building bombed by Germany. V1 attack Buckingham Gate, Victoria
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A striking picture of Cataline flying boat taking off on the 24-hour patrol over the Atlantic. They perform splendidly, searching for U-boats and guarding Atlantic convoys
British Army Captain Chris Goddard, left, and Cpl Gary Fisher check out the Second World War German bomb they had just made safe on a building site beside Tower Bridge, London
Royal Blue the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war" Royal Blue" the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war carried a message from a force landed plane on hte Continent has been invested with the animals VC The Dickin Medal
The Northover, a camouflaged public house in Downham near London. 1939
8 June 1946 A message to sent to the schoolchildren of Britain to celebrate victory and the end of the war from King George VI TO-DAY, AS WE CELEBRATE VICTORY
Bomb damage. The scene in a street in East Ham, East London, typical of so many after an air raid
Milk man with his horse and float stands in a street where an unexploded bomb has been found in Sidcup, Kent
Home defence troops are left in drag as their Christmas charity performance was interrupted by a coastal alert near Gravesend 1940 eJohn Topham / TopFoto
Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder in box in case of a gas attack. 1939
Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939 / 40Evacuated children in Wye, Kent, walking down a country road. 1939/40
German prisoners have started work on the London County Council housing estate at Vendant - lane. Downham, Lewisham
Snow scene in Kent. 1939
Kent authorities have speeded up the traffic marking signs on all secondary roads to aid drivers should there be a general black out enforced
1940 Police squadron at Shooters Hill, Kent, England
The wedding of Mr Roy Pearl and Miss Patricia Kirby in Sidcup, Kent. The family group and guests outside the home at the reception. 1939
World War Two Poster: Don t do it Mother. Leave the children where they are
The war scare at the time of Munich has given the authorities useful experience in evacuating children
Children of hop pickers watch the Battle of Britain rage overhead, Kent 1940 colourised photograph
Home Front. Land girls in Kent
GI Brides on board. British war brides leave for USA, 19451940s Britain. British war brides leave for USA, 1945
Landing on water the Dornier Do 26 was an all-metal gull winged flying boat produced before and during World War II by Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany
Couple arm in arm leaning over bridge in London in fog 1940s love couple romance romantic for valentines day be my valentine
St Annes Cash and Carry Kitchen at Vauxhall, London in the 1940s History of London - Vauxhall / Lambeth
FREE DRINKS FOR BATTLE OF BRITAIN PILOTS. If they establish themselves as such when visiting the Battle of Britain Inn as Shears Green, Northfleet, Kent recently opened by Lt (A) D. M. Jeram, R.N
At the home of Winston Churchill in Chartwell, Westerham, in Kent, are left to right: Mrs Churchill (with a fox cub bred on the estate), Mr Richard Law (son of Bonar Law)
Children at school in Sidcup, Kent, during wartime. Here they are in a drawing lesson with their gas masks close at hand in case of bombing. 1939
Naval cadets from the Thames Nautical College training ship HMS Worcester are being evacuated from Greenhithe to the countryside
Man pours ground ginger in his pint of beer
HMS Woodcock, the British Royal Navy sloop. She is adopted by Cuckfield and district, Sussex
Mincing Lane after the Blitz, Second World War
A panoramic view of one of the badly bombed areas of the city of London taken from the top of a building in Coleman Street
London : Mr C. A. Linge, Clerk of Works at St Pauls Cathedral, London. 16 February 1961
A train is going past the site where the Albany Park Train Station is under construction. 1939
WW2 poster
WWII Poster 1941
A Russian WW2 propaganda poster. 1941
Labours famous election poster. 1945
Vegetables for Victory
Help England and it won t happen here poster issued by the WM Allen White Committee
British World War II cartoon. Poster: In Germany, anti-government posters are forbidden
Three young women enjoying the beach at Bournemouth. Left to right Ann Randle, Sheila Wilkinson and Jacqueline Payne 1 June 1950
Three young women modelling swimsuits in 1942
Wedding of Viscount Hanworth and Miss Rosamund Parker ( ATS ) at St Peters Church, Cranley Gardens, London. 27 April 1940
St Josephs School children during a gas mask drill in St Mary Cray, Kent. 1939
Vicar says goodbye to his son Sidcup Station Kent 1939 photograph by John Topham
An Air Raid Precautions first aid post in Sidcup, Kent. The building has been fortified with sandbags to bolster its defenses against bomb attacks. 1939
Children at school in Sidcup, Kent, during wartime. Here they are watching workmen digging out a trench for an A R P shelter. 1939
Apple tree grafting. 1939
A farmer and his team of horses ploughing a field. 1939
9 November 1940 The milkman is allowed through the barrier to a street in his rounds that contains an unexploded bomb (UXB) Sidcup, Kent, England
King George VI poses with a large pig, helping to promote the use of swill made from waste during the war to keep Britain fed. 8 August 1942
Children inspecting the damage after a bomb fell in Gravesend, Kent during WWII
A soldier on his way to his unit. His father waits to say goodbye on Sidcup station in Kent. 1939
A policeman is fitting an air raid siren along with a warning sign to a police car in Eltham, Kent. 1939
The children of hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain. August 1940
Battle of Britain pilots from Biggin Hill spent many off - duty hours in the White Hart Pub in Brasted, Kent, where the replica board on which they signed their names can still be seen
Womens Land Army in training on the fields of Wye, Kent. Here a Land Girl is getting practice on using a tractor. 1939
Famous lucky black cat strolls passed Number 10 Downing Street during the European Crisis 3 September 1939
The convoy entering the harbour. Troops wave and cheer as more boats of the convoy arrive in Malta (ship probably City of Rochester)
11 year old Lambeth boy sells firewood from bombed houses for Londons War Weapon Week. May 1941 History of London - Vauxhall / Lambeth
Fitting gas masks to children at Lambeth Town Hall 1939 History of London - Vauxhall / Lambeth
Coffee Luncheons Teas Elevenses at a tea room in Wokingham August 1942
Steam pouring from the engine after the boiler had blown up following an attack by RAF Beaufighters on a Japanese train in Burma
The surrender of Palermo When Major Gen Guiseppe Molinero surrendered the city of Palermo, Sicily, he drove to the outskirts of the town to meet Major Gen Geoffrey Keyes, US Corps Commander
The King and Queen leave Dover for Paris. Royal Yacht AlexandreThe King and Queen leave Dover for Paris. Royal Yacht " Alexandre"
War Crisis, 1939. Beadles at the Royal Exchange Posting Closed notice. 5 SeptemberWar Crisis, 1939. Beadles at the Royal Exchange Posting " Closed" notice. 5 September 1939
WW2: Anxious relatives read the list of survivors of HMS Royal Oak. Sept. 1939
Royal Field Marshal viewing the fighting in Italy, the King in a forward observation post watching British shells bursting on enemy positions August 1944 ?2004 Topfoto
King George VI making the VE Day broadcast speech on 8 May 1945 We kept faith with ourselves and with one another: we kept faith and unity with our great Allies
The King and Queen leave Dover for Paris. Their Majesties shaking hands with the officers of the Royal Yacht
The King and Queen leave Dover for Paris. Their Majesties boarding the Royal Yacht
War Time Notice Bells Gravesend Kent
The wedding of the Lampards in Mottingham, Kent. The family group. 1939
Mr and Mrs W T Towell celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in Charlton, Kent. 1939
The wedding of the Lampards in Mottingham, Kent. The bride and groom. 1939
The wedding of Mr Francis William Elliston Erwood and Miss Vidam Cotton Cory in Sidcup, Kent. The family group. 1939
The wedding of Mr Charles John Dent and Miss Irene Werritt in Bexleyheath, Kent. The bride and groom. 1939
Gas Attack by Air. The famous Chislehurst Caves formed the scene of action for" Gas Attack" by Air. The famous Chislehurst Caves formed the scene of action for a trial by the Kent Voluntary Aid Detachment
Children out with a nurse equipped with their gasmasks in Sidcup, Kent. 1939
The wedding of the Lampards in Mottingham, Kent. The bride and groom with the best man. 1939
Bidding his daughter and wife goodbye a Royal Engineer ( Postal Section ) off to Palestine from Waterloo. 1940
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (right) with her husband, King George VI (left) and their daughter, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). April 1944
