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  • information sign, Police Notice All Clear information sign, Police Notice All Clear

    (equipment)

    First World War period British sign of the type carried by Police cyclists (or vehicles) to indicate the end of German air raids.

  • metal weight metal weight

    (souvenirs and ephemera)

    Late First World War period 'curio', the 'original' handwritten label of which associates the metal weight with the dropping of 'poisoned sweets' from German aircraft during an air raid on Chatham, Kent, in March 1918.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer 1918-01-28

    The ruins of Messrs Odhams Printing Works, 93 Long Acre, London, which was bombed by two giant Gothas in the worst bombing incident of the war. A bomb fell on the pavement immediately under the north wall of the building and exploded in the basement. A...

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer 1917-06

    Air Raids and Bomb Damage: The interior of the mechanics' workshop at the Royal Mint, damaged in the first daylight raid on London by Gotha aircraft on 13 June 1917.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer 1917-10

    Bomb damage to property in Hither Green, London, following the German air raid on the night of 19 - 20 October 1917.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer

    Bomb damage to houses on Baytree Road in Brixton, London, following a German air raid during the First World War. A bathtub lies amidst the rubble and paintings can be seen hanging on the walls of one of the exposed rooms.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer

    Bomb damage to property in Brixton, London, following a German air raid during the First World War.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer

    Bomb damage to 210 Well Hall Road in Eltham, Kent, seen from the rear of the property following a German air raid during the First World War.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer

    Bomb damage to 1 - 3 Broome Road in Eltham, Kent, following a German air raid during the First World War. Slates have been blown off the roof, glass from the window frames and doors from their frames. A large crater can be seen in the foreground.

  • AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. AIR RAID DAMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

    part of "HOME OFFICE FIRST WORLD WAR AIR RAID DAMAGE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Home Office photographer

    Bomb damage to Savoy Mansions, central London, following a German air raid during the First World War.

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