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Background imageHome Front Collection: St. Pauls Survives

St. Pauls Survives
The iconic view of St. Pauls Cathedral from the roof of the Daily Mail newspaper building, through the smoke and flames of the nights German bombing raids

Background imageHome Front Collection: Mass at bombed Southwark Cathedral

Mass at bombed Southwark Cathedral
Holding mass in the ruins of St Georges Roman Catholic Cathedral, Southwark London June 1941

Background imageHome Front Collection: Roof spotter at football match

Roof spotter at football match
A roof spotter searching for oncoming German bombers, at a West Ham vs. Chelsea match 8 December 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Bomb disposal unit in action

Bomb disposal unit in action
The Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit in action in West London, 17 September 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Daily Mail Front Page 9th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Daily Mail Front Page 9th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Background imageHome Front Collection: Daily Mail Front page 10th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Daily Mail Front page 10th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings
Daily Mail Front page of June 10th 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Background imageHome Front Collection: Land Girl in 1944

Land Girl in 1944
Land Girl from Girls Training Corps farming in Southern England

Background imageHome Front Collection: No swim today

No swim today
These boys can only gaze longingly at the sea, through the barbed wire and mined beaches, 1 June 1944

Background imageHome Front Collection: Damage to Houses of Parliament

Damage to Houses of Parliament
Inspecting bomb damage to Cloister Court, Houses of Parliament 17 December 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Daily Mail Front page 8th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Daily Mail Front page 8th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Background imageHome Front Collection: D-Day Front Page of Daily Mail 7 June 1944

D-Day Front Page of Daily Mail 7 June 1944

Background imageHome Front Collection: V. E. Day Daily Mail 8 May 1945

V. E. Day Daily Mail 8 May 1945
V-E Day celebrations in Londons Trafalgar Square V.E. Day Daily Mail 8 May 1945

Background imageHome Front Collection: VJ Day celebrations

VJ Day celebrations
People dancing in the Trafalgar Square fountain on VJ Day

Background imageHome Front Collection: Britain: Air Raids. London: The Temple Church May 1941

Britain: Air Raids. London: The Temple Church May 1941
WWII: Britain: Air Raids. London: The Temple Church. The Temple Church blazes during the raid in May 1941

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 18

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 18

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 17

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 17 The ruins of the Round Church in the Temple, showing the effigy of William the Younger lying in the rubble

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 16

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 16 The bust of Dr. Joseph Parker, the famous Nonconformist preacher, still stands amid the ruins of the famous City Temple

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 14

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 14

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 15

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 15

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 13

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 13

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 11

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 11

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 12

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 12

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 2

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 2

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 10

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 10

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 9

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 9

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 8

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 8

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 7

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 7

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 6

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 6

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 5

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 5

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 4

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 4

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 3

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 3

Background imageHome Front Collection: London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 1

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 1

Background imageHome Front Collection: VE Day Street Party

VE Day Street Party in Hunslet, Leeds

Background imageHome Front Collection: VJ Day in Piccadilly Circus

VJ Day in Piccadilly Circus
Crowds celebrate VJ Day in Piccadilly Circus

Background imageHome Front Collection: Soldiers celebrate VJ Day

Soldiers celebrate VJ Day
Soldiers celebrating victory over Japan by throwing a fellow soldier into the air in Piccadilly Circus

Background imageHome Front Collection: VJ Day celebrations in London, crowds gathered in Piccadilly Circus and Shaftesbury Avenue

VJ Day celebrations in London, crowds gathered in Piccadilly Circus and Shaftesbury Avenue

Background imageHome Front Collection: Crowds dancing in Piccadilly Circus on VJ Day

Crowds dancing in Piccadilly Circus on VJ Day
VJ Day celebrations in London, crowds dancing in Piccadilly Circus celebrating the victory over Japan

Background imageHome Front Collection: Preparations for the World War II Peace Victory Parade 1946

Preparations for the World War II Peace Victory Parade 1946
Preparations for the World War II Peace Victory Parade. Corporal Ahmed Gibba of the Sudanese Defence Force uses a charcoal-burning iron to press his uniform in camp at Kensington Gardens 1946

Background imageHome Front Collection: World War II Victory Day parade June 1946

World War II Victory Day parade June 1946
World War II Victory Day parade Amphibious Vehicles with Royal Naval and Royal Marine Personnel June 1946

Background imageHome Front Collection: Crowds in Trafalgar Square Victory Day June 1946

Crowds in Trafalgar Square Victory Day June 1946
World War II Victory Day June 1946 Scene from Admiralty Arch after the Victory Parade, showing crowds in Trafalgar Square

Background imageHome Front Collection: German plane wreckage being removed

German plane wreckage being removed
German Messerschmitt fighter wreckage being removed in front of Westminster London, September 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Woman in gas mask clocks in at work

Woman in gas mask clocks in at work
Women on the telephone switchboard in Faraday Buildings, Queen Victoria Street in London, were trained to speak in gas masks 1938

Background imageHome Front Collection: American troops feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square, 1942

American troops feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square, 1942
American troops feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square London, 4 March 1942

Background imageHome Front Collection: Arriving French troops

Arriving French troops
A train-load of French troops passing through London, give a thumbs up from a train carriage, 2 June 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: A radio operator at work

A radio operator at work
A WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) radio operator, communicating with aircraft, 1 May 1943

Background imageHome Front Collection: Wartime Utility dresses

Wartime Utility dresses
The first collection of Utility dresses for women designed by Norman Hartnell modelled in Bond Street 1942

Background imageHome Front Collection: Women of the Air Transport Auxiliary

Women of the Air Transport Auxiliary Service, whose job was to fly combat aircraft from the factories to RAF bases

Background imageHome Front Collection: WaF checking barrage balloon

WaF checking barrage balloon
A WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) checks that the barrage balloon is securely tethered, 12 November 1942

Background imageHome Front Collection: Policeman checks for gas leaks

Policeman checks for gas leaks
A policeman checks for gas leaking from this street lamp following a daylight air raid, London 19 October 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Bomb damaged house Hackney London

Bomb damaged house Hackney London
Children viewing a bomb damaged house, with a message on the door to the milkman, Hackney London 11 October 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Woman bus conductor in wartime

Woman bus conductor in wartime
Woman bus conductor standing on the rear platform of a London Bus 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Australian troops marching

Australian troops marching
Australian troops march on The Strand, London 28 June 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Dancing at an open air dance

Dancing at an open air dance
An open-air dance at Brockwell Park in London in the summer of 1941; with the majority of young men in the forces the young women partner each other, 2 July 1941

Background imageHome Front Collection: Open as usual

Open as usual
A hairdressers in the West End of London after an air-raid; the legend Business as Usual and the Union Jack were two of the most frequently seen symbols of British morale

Background imageHome Front Collection: Children off for a swim

Children off for a swim
Four energetic evacuees off for a dip, 11 August 1941

Background imageHome Front Collection: Children waving while being evacuated

Children waving while being evacuated
Youngsters crowd a train window while leaving a London railway station for the country, 1 December 1939

Background imageHome Front Collection: All together again

All together again
A group reunited

Background imageHome Front Collection: Women relaxing in the park in 1942

Women relaxing in the park in 1942
Women sunbathing in 1942

Background imageHome Front Collection: Wartime street trader

Wartime street trader
A trader in Lambeth Walk London selling silk stockings 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Collecting firewood

Collecting firewood
A family out collecting firewood to keep the home fires burning, in response to a coal shortage in southern England, 25 February 1945

Background imageHome Front Collection: Firefighters battle flames near St. Pauls Cathedral

Firefighters battle flames near St. Pauls Cathedral
Firefighters battle flames on a shop near St. Pauls Cathedral London, after a night of heavy air raids causing extensive fire damage 29/30 December 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Observer listening post

Observer listening post
Dawn breaks over an Observer Corps listening post, 23 November 1939

Background imageHome Front Collection: Bombed sports good shop

Bombed sports good shop
Groses sports shop in New Bridge Street London, suffering bomb damage December 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Londoners evacuating

Londoners evacuating
Still smiling: Londoners, who are evacuating themselves, together with their belonging, enjoy a read on the tailboard of a removal van, 3 October 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Shot down German plane in a field

Shot down German plane in a field
A farmer herding sheep around the wreckage of a German plane, shot down after a dog-fight over his farm, September 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Eagle squadron of fighters 1940

Eagle squadron of fighters 1940
Eagle Squadron fighters in formation, one of three squadrons of the RAF formed with volunteer American pilots (prior to American entry into the war), 12 October 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: WaFS in Paris

WaFS in Paris
Womens Air Force (WaFs) in 1944, in Paris with Eiffel Tower in background

Background imageHome Front Collection: Training of Auxiliary Territorial Service

Training of Auxiliary Territorial Service
Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women during training, 10 October 1939

Background imageHome Front Collection: Two models wearing Utility dresses

Two models wearing Utility dresses
Models wearing first collection of utility dresses for women designed by Norman Hartnell

Background imageHome Front Collection: Wartime Fashion

Wartime Fashion
The first collection of utility dresses for women designed by Norman Hartnell 1942

Background imageHome Front Collection: Army comforts depot in Reading

Army comforts depot in Reading
The Army depot at Reading, Berkshire, with some of the boxes containing comforts for the troops in France, 22 November 1939

Background imageHome Front Collection: John Lewis Oxford Street bombing aftermath

John Lewis Oxford Street bombing aftermath
John Lewis department store on Oxford Street London, gutted after an air raid 18 September 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Changing underground sign lighting

Changing underground sign lighting
Illuminating the sign with ultra-violet light, which would not seem that different to the bluish blackout lights, 14 January 1942

Background imageHome Front Collection: Rescuing books of records

Rescuing books of records
Soldiers help City of London clerks rescue books of records, after massive air raids 29/30 December 1940

Background imageHome Front Collection: Refreshments after landing

Refreshments after landing
Some of the first American troops to arrive in the UK 27 January 1942, only 7 weeks after Americas entry into the war, taking refreshment

Background imageHome Front Collection: Fitting gas masks

Fitting gas masks
Children being fitted with gas masks, 17 April 1941

Background imageHome Front Collection: Entertaining the troops

Entertaining the troops
Serving soldiers take to the stage to put on a show for their fellow soldiers, 9 October 1939


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