THE HOME FRONT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Sounds of the Blitz"First, there was the alert, a wail rising and falling for two minutes. There was not one siren but a series, as the note was taken up by borough after borough. Then, there was a heavy, uneven throb of the bombers. Then there were many noises. The howling of dogs; the sound of a high explosive bomb falling, like a tearing sheet; the clatter of little incendiaries on the roofs and pavements; the dull thud of walls collapsing; the burglar alarms which destruction had set ringing; the crackle of flames, a relishing, licking noise, and the bells of the fire engines".

Air Raid Siren

The First Air Raid on Mainland Britain

No Buildings

Were Spared – Can You

Guess What This Was?

Nowadays, this is a

well known

department store.

A Bombed Street

A House Being Bombed!

A Medical Crew at a Blitz Site

A Victim of an

Attack

A Policeman Tries to

Console The Attack Victim

Searchlights

What’s Left After

a Bombing

Raid

Casualties in the BlitzFirst Night: 7th/8th September

1940430 killed

16,000 seriously injuredFrom 7th September 1940 to

New Year's Day 194113,339 killed

17,937 seriously injured.Night of May 10th/11th 1941 1,436 killed

1,752 seriously injured

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SHELTER DURING THE WAR

Anderson Shelter Under Construction

Into The Shelter!

Inside an Anderson Shelter

Still Standing!

Inside the

Anderson Shelter

Cut-away of an Anderson Shelter

After The Raid!

View From The Top Bunk

The Morrison Shelter

An Alternative Use for a Morrison Shelter

Morrison Shelter Cartoon

Where Are These People

Sheltering?

A Shelter Fitted Out With Bunk Beds

Even Trains Were Used!

Sleeping in the Underground

Sleep in the Underground

They’re Still Asleep!

Asleep on the

Escalator!

View From The

Tunnel

An Underground Store

Shelter Instructions

Shelter Entertainment

A School Shelter

A Surface Shelter

Telephonists At Work

A Week’s Rations!

Gas Rattle

Adult Gas Mask

Mickey Mouse Gas

Mask

A Baby’s

Gas Mask

Gas Mask Poster

The Blackout – Note the White Stripe!

The Blackout – What Change Has Been Made to This Car?

You Couldn’t

Miss These Steps!

Evacuation Poster

Encouraging Evacuation

Evacuation Poster

Some Children Refused To Be Evacuated!

Happy Evacuees!!

Feeding the Pigs!

An Evacuee – with Hen!

Evacuated Children in Devon

Mum Sets Off To Visit Her Children

A Visit From Mum!

What Are These Evacuees Mending?

If You Were Thinking Of Bringing Them Back……..