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• The Control-room at South West Regional Headquarters, Bristol

  (art) Made by: Piper, John (CH) 1940

  image: a room lit by electric light. On the right hand wall is an abstract map, with areas marked with numbers and letters. On the adjacent wall are more symbols, another smaller map and a clock. In the foreground are tables with a glass and carafe.

• Sketch for 'London Docks' (LD4039)

  (art) Made by: Macdonald, Frances 1944-01-01

  image: a view of a dry dock with a large scaffold erected next to a quay side on the right. On the quay side there are several cranes. To the left there are several more cranes and a parked van surrounded by figures alongside a channel of water.

• A Russian (Ex-American) Destroyer, Russia : April 1942

  (art) Made by: Spence, J M 1942-04-01

  image: a destroyer and another warship, both painted in dazzle-style camouflage schemes, are moored near the hilly coastline, which is covered in snow. Three fighter aircraft fly in the sky above.

• Patients waiting Outside a First Aid Post in a Factory

  (art) Made by: Spear, Ruskin (CBE RA) 1942

  image: Two figures sitting on chairs in a makeshift waiting room. A curtain dividing this space off from the rest of the interior runs along the left of the composition to the centre ground. There is a white table standing in the foreground, an open...

• War-time traffic on the River Thames: RAF Sea-rescue Launch, London Bridge

  (art) Made by: Platt, John Edgar 1942

  image: looking down on a rescue boat sailing out from under a stone bridge, scattering swans and seagulls in its path.

• France, The Advance 1944: Burnt-out German petrol tankers

  (art) Made by: Richards, Albert 1944

  image: Four burnt out patrol tankers on a track within a wood. The vehicles and some of the surrouding land and debris are all depicted in rusty tones of red and black, showing the extent of the fire. Some of the nearby trees appear to have been burnt as...

• France: The Beach Head, 1944; The search for rubble. The wear and tear on the roads resulted in a constant search for materials for repair. Crushing iron ore in the area of the Colombelles Factory near Caen.

  (art) Made by: Richards, Albert 1944

  image: a group of men at work at the top of a mound of red rock in a yard, surrounded by a conveyor system.

• A Covering for a Gun-site

  (art) Made by: Richards, Albert 1942

  image: soldiers at work in a clearing, assembling a framework which is partly covered in tarpaulin. There is snow on the ground and several soldiers are prodding the tarpaulin with sticks to dislodge the snow from the roof of the structure.

• 'Kilkenny's Circus' : Parachute Training School. Paratroops undergoing synthetic training

  (art) Made by: Richards, Albert 1944

  image: inside a training hall. In the foreground there are several trainees hanging from harnesses suspended from the ceiling. In the background there are more trainees jumping in turn from a platform near the ceiling, some swing from the rafters.

• A Searchlight Battery

  (art) Made by: Richards, Albert 1942

  image: a searchlight on a small paved area of a promenade, next to a lighthouse. The area is surrounded by barbed wire and also contains a small, manned anti-aircraft gun emplacement. There are several men in uniform in the battery, including one asleep...