41-5 - Blitz crescendo - Liverpool, Belfast, Nottingham, Hull, London - WW2 > .
Blitz - tb >> .
https://mashable.com/2014/10/13/to-hide-from-wwii-bombs-london-goes-dark/#4c_muE6I1Zqr .
https://mashable.com/2016/06/22/london-dufaycolor/?utm_cid=lf-toc#KABr3TiwCGqN .
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/40-12-30-second-great-fire-of-london.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/10/london-balham-street-bus.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-balham-tube-station.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-st-thomas-hospital-blitz.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-blitz-west-end.html
London docklands - Blitz
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-docklands-blitz.html
41-2-17 St Pancras
In the midst of the blitz, British Movietone covered the story of a large van that was made into a mobile library for the devastated areas of St. Pancras. A large van has been made into a mobile library for the devasted areas of St. Pancras. The doors are opened and the borrowers file in. Small boys favour war books and discuss their choices afterwards. The new mobile library is touring badly blitzed areas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ikm_3_ewI
Walthamstow Bomb Census Map dating from 18 – 19 April 1944.
By 1944 Luftwaffe raids on England were becoming less frequent, but this map, dating from April 1944, shows bombs dropped during a single raid in the early hours of April 18/19 1944 over Leyton and Walthamstow in London’s East End.
On 26 September 1940, a bomb which fell into Old Palace Yard caused severe damage to the south wall of St Stephen's Porch and the masonry of the west front. The statue of Richard the Lionheart was even lifted bodily from the pedestal, but sustained only minor damage in the form of a bent sword.
On 8 December 1940, a bomb demolished the south and east sides of the Cloisters of St Stephen's and did considerable damage to the other two sides.
Commons Chamber destroyed
The incendiary bombs which fell on the nights of 10 and 11 May 1941 caused the greatest damage to the Palace. The Commons Chamber was hit by bombs and the roof of Westminster Hall was set on fire. The fire service said that it would be impossible to save both, so it was decided to concentrate on saving the Hall.
The Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by the fire which spread to the Members' Lobby and caused the ceiling to collapse. By the following morning, all that was left of the Chamber was a smoking shell.
A small bomb struck the Clock Tower and broke all the glass on its south face, but the clock and bells were undamaged and the chimes could be broadcast as usual.
The House of Lords was struck by a bomb which passed through the floor of the Chamber without exploding.
Temporary accommodation for the Houses
As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the Lords Chamber was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May.
From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber, while the Lords met in the Robing Room (a fact which was kept secret during the war). To reach the temporary Commons Chamber in the Lords, the Speaker's Procession had to pass through the Central Lobby. This proved such a popular feature that the practice was retained after the Commons moved back to its new Chamber in 1950.
Wapping & Bermondsey
Black - total destruction
Purple – damage beyond repair
Red – seriously damaged, doubtful if repairable
Orange - seriously damaged, reparable at cost
Gold – general blast damage, not structural
Yellow – blast damage, minor in nature
Green – clearance areas
http://www.bombsight.org/explore/greater-london/tower-hamlets/st-katherines-and-wapping/
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/18/bomb-damage-maps-reveal-londons-world-war-ii-devastation/
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/files/2016/05/114-115_LCC_AR_TP_40_077_c-1920x1369.jpg
https://twitter.com/LBTHArchives .
Blitz - tb >> .
https://mashable.com/2014/10/13/to-hide-from-wwii-bombs-london-goes-dark/#4c_muE6I1Zqr .
https://mashable.com/2016/06/22/london-dufaycolor/?utm_cid=lf-toc#KABr3TiwCGqN .
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/40-12-30-second-great-fire-of-london.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/10/london-balham-street-bus.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-balham-tube-station.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-st-thomas-hospital-blitz.html
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-blitz-west-end.html
London docklands - Blitz
https://wwdeux.blogspot.com/2018/11/london-docklands-blitz.html
41-2-17 St Pancras
In the midst of the blitz, British Movietone covered the story of a large van that was made into a mobile library for the devastated areas of St. Pancras. A large van has been made into a mobile library for the devasted areas of St. Pancras. The doors are opened and the borrowers file in. Small boys favour war books and discuss their choices afterwards. The new mobile library is touring badly blitzed areas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ikm_3_ewI
Walthamstow Bomb Census Map dating from 18 – 19 April 1944.
By 1944 Luftwaffe raids on England were becoming less frequent, but this map, dating from April 1944, shows bombs dropped during a single raid in the early hours of April 18/19 1944 over Leyton and Walthamstow in London’s East End.
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Between 1940 and 1941, both Houses of Parliament were convened at Church House in Westminster due to a fear that the Chambers might be bombed by the German Airforce while the Houses were sitting. The Palace was damaged by air raids on fourteen different occasions during the war.On 26 September 1940, a bomb which fell into Old Palace Yard caused severe damage to the south wall of St Stephen's Porch and the masonry of the west front. The statue of Richard the Lionheart was even lifted bodily from the pedestal, but sustained only minor damage in the form of a bent sword.
On 8 December 1940, a bomb demolished the south and east sides of the Cloisters of St Stephen's and did considerable damage to the other two sides.
Commons Chamber destroyed
The incendiary bombs which fell on the nights of 10 and 11 May 1941 caused the greatest damage to the Palace. The Commons Chamber was hit by bombs and the roof of Westminster Hall was set on fire. The fire service said that it would be impossible to save both, so it was decided to concentrate on saving the Hall.
The Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by the fire which spread to the Members' Lobby and caused the ceiling to collapse. By the following morning, all that was left of the Chamber was a smoking shell.
A small bomb struck the Clock Tower and broke all the glass on its south face, but the clock and bells were undamaged and the chimes could be broadcast as usual.
The House of Lords was struck by a bomb which passed through the floor of the Chamber without exploding.
Temporary accommodation for the Houses
As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the Lords Chamber was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May.
From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber, while the Lords met in the Robing Room (a fact which was kept secret during the war). To reach the temporary Commons Chamber in the Lords, the Speaker's Procession had to pass through the Central Lobby. This proved such a popular feature that the practice was retained after the Commons moved back to its new Chamber in 1950.
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/architecture/palacestructure/bomb-damage/ .
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/westminsterhall/architecture/2ww-after/ .
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/architecture/palacestructure/churchill/ .
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/westminsterhall/architecture/2ww-after/ .
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/architecture/palacestructure/churchill/ .
Wapping & Bermondsey
Black - total destruction
Purple – damage beyond repair
Red – seriously damaged, doubtful if repairable
Orange - seriously damaged, reparable at cost
Gold – general blast damage, not structural
Yellow – blast damage, minor in nature
Green – clearance areas
http://www.bombsight.org/explore/greater-london/tower-hamlets/st-katherines-and-wapping/
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/18/bomb-damage-maps-reveal-londons-world-war-ii-devastation/
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/files/2016/05/114-115_LCC_AR_TP_40_077_c-1920x1369.jpg
https://twitter.com/LBTHArchives .
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