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1. Rescue workers survey bomb damage.
	Thousands of civilians were killed during the bombing of the Second World War. Many more were injured and numerous buildings were completely, or...

2. Sandbags outside Bermondsey Central Baths.
	Sandbags were placed around public buildings to protect them from the blast of exploding bombs. The bags helped absorb the shock wave from an...

3. Shelters on Parkstone Road, Peckham.
	In March 1940 the government began to construct communal shelters designed to protect around fifty people living in the same neighbourhood. Made of...

4. Southwark Air Raid Precautions Mobile First Aid Unit.
	Five members of the Southwark Air Raid Precautions Mobile First Aid Unit. The unit would attend the scene of a bomb blast, where they would deal with...

5. Rescue workers removing an injured person from the ruins.
	Rescue workers from a Heavy Rescue Team in Southwark remove an injured person on a stretcher. Rescues could sometimes last for days, often continuing...

6. Rescue workers after a bombing raid on Bermondsey.
	Rescue workers amongst the rubble, salvaging what they can, after a bombing raid on Bermondsey during the Second World War.

7. Poster explaining how to tackle fire bombs.
	Incendiary or 'fire bombs' were dropped in order to start large fires. There were two varieties. The first was an oil bomb, a device in which...

8. Ration book and clothing book.
	Food rationing began on 8 January 1940. Each person was allowed a specific mount of basic foods. Clothes rationing on points began in June 1941 and a...

9. Ration queue on Walworth Road
	During World War II, some goods such as bread, alcohol and tobacco were not rationed in order to keep up morale. As the war went on, even bread was...

10. Repairing bomb damage on Beckton Road.
	Travel during the Blitz was made difficult because the streets and roads were blocked by masonry, bomb craters and burst mains. The rail and...


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