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21. 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 The old terraces, destroyed in the Blitz, have not yet been replaced by new housing.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...
22. 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...
23. 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,...
24. The aftermath of a V1 strike on Marlow Road, East Ham.
*The aftermath of a V1 strike on Marlow Road, East Ham. The V1 was called the 'buzz bomb' or 'doodlebug' because of the characteristic buzzing sound of the engine before it cut out and drifted to earth...
25. New housing being built on Appleby Road, part of the Keir Hardie Estate in Canning Town.
*New housing being built on Appleby Road, part of the Keir Hardie Estate in Canning Town. Around 35% of the London housing stock was destroyed during the Second World War and many homes that had survived were slums. The 1945 Labour...
26. Mobile laundry service in East Surrey Grove.
*Mobile laundry service in East Surrey Grove. Facilities such as this mobile laundry service van were organised by the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS) for Air Raid Precautions. They also...
27. Bomb damage on Cundy Road, Custom House.
*Bomb damage on Cundy Road, Custom House. The streets around the industrial area of Custom House were among the most heavily bombed of the Second World War. Cundy Road was close to the Royal...
28. Bomb damage in the East End.
*Bomb damage in the East End. During the Blitz 3.5 million homes were damaged in London. The greatest destruction was in the East End. By 11 November 1940, 40% of houses in...
29. Bombed out houses in East London.
*Bombed out houses in East London. During the Blitz, millions of homes, offices and factories were destroyed or damaged. At the end of the war a huge amount of rubble and debris had to...
30. Children at a station platform during their evacuation.
*Children at a station platform during their evacuation. The evacuation of British cities at the start of the second World War was the biggest and most concentrated mass movement of people in Britain's...
 
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