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11. Stainer Street Arch, Bermondsey.
*Stainer Street Arch, Bermondsey. During the Second World War, Bermondsey was the most heavily bombed place in Britain. The docks, warehouses, factories, railways and its proximity to...
12. Stanworth Street, Bermondsey, in 1950.
*Stanworth Street, Bermondsey, in 1950. Stanworth Street, Bermondsey, in 19950. The old terraces, destroyed in the Blitz, have not yet been replaced by new housing. Paradoxically, war time...
13. The ruins of South Hallsville School.
*The ruins of South Hallsville School. The destruction of the South Hallsville School in September 1940 was one of the worst incidents during a war in which children were directly in the...
14. The ruins of the Woolworth's store on New Cross Road, Deptford.
*The ruins of the Woolworth's store on New Cross Road, Deptford. The V2 had a considerable psychological effect on Londoners as, unlike the V1 Flying Bomb, which made a characteristic buzzing sound, the V2...
15. The Empire Windrush.
*The Empire Windrush. The 'Empire Windrush' in 1948. In June of that year, she brought 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury. They were the first of the many Caribbean...
16. Thornton Wilder inspecting bomb damage in Spa Road, Bermondesy.
*Thornton Wilder inspecting bomb damage in Spa Road, Bermondesy. The American writer Thornton Wilder is shown inspecting bomb damage. Visits such as this were shown in newsreels to keep up morale. The government...
17. The ruins caused by a V1 strike on Elsenham Road, East Ham.
*The ruins caused by a V1 strike on Elsenham Road, East Ham. Germany launched its new V1 weapon from Pas-de-Calais on the northern coast of France on 12 June 1944. The first ten failed to reach the country but...
18. The evacuation of children: feet inspection.
*The evacuation of children: feet inspection. The 'Daily Mirror' of 2 September 1939 described the evacuations thus: 'The children, smiling and cheerful, left their parents and entrained for...
19. Storm floods at Tate & Lyle, 1948.
*Storm floods at Tate & Lyle, 1948. The 1940s were a difficult time for Tate & Lyle. The company's London refineries were situated in one of the most heavily bombed areas of the...
20. Tea party for Bermondsey children evacuated to Worthing.
*Tea party for Bermondsey children evacuated to Worthing. For many children, wartime evacuation was a life-enhancing, mind-broadening experience, leaving them with memories they treasure to this day. Others,...
 
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