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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. The Council Chambers of Bermondsey Town Hall.
	The ornate Council Chamber in Bermondsey Town Hall. It was destroyed by a V1 flying bomb in 1944.

3. 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...

4. Damage to Batavia Street, Deptford, after a V2 strike in 1944.
	The V-2 was first used in September 1944. Like the V-1 Flying Bomb it carried a one ton warhead. However, the 14 metre (47 feet) long, liquid-fuelled...

5. 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...

6. Clearing bomb damaged buildings on South Molton Street.
	Between September 1940 and May 1941, 1.4 million Londoners were bombed out of their homes. This photograph shows two civil defence workers clearing...

7. 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...


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