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1. Southwark Air Raid Precautions  Mobile First Aid Unit.
*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...
2. 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...
3. 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 The old terraces, destroyed in the Blitz, have not yet been replaced by new housing.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...
4. Smoke from the bombed factories in Silvertown.
*Smoke from the bombed factories in Silvertown. A Luftwaffe photograph showing the damage done to the Silvertown factories during the first night of the Blitz. The Royal Albert, Victoria and King...
5. Shelters on Parkstone Road, Peckham.
*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...
6. Sandbags outside Bermondsey Central Baths.
*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...
7. Second World War air raid warden in uniform.
*Second World War air raid warden in uniform. In April 1937, an Air Raid Warden Service was created and by the middle of 1938 this had some 2,000 recruits. By September 1939 there were more than...
8. 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...
9. 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,...
10. The Minneapolis (1900).
*The Minneapolis (1900). The huge (13,443 gross tonnage) liner 'Minneapolis' (1900), built in Belfast for the American-owned Atlantic Transport Line. She operated on the...
 
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