Forties Gallery

Blitz in London - Clarnico Factory, Hackney Wick, WW2

Scene of devastation at the Clarnico factory in Carpenter's Road, Hackney Wick, East London, following a bombing raid on 24 September 1940. Clarnico (Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs Limited) were a large confectionery company.

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Scene in Goodwood Road, New Cross, WW2

A daytime scene in Goodwood Road and New Cross Road, SE London, during the Second World War, showing the aftermath of an air raid, 23 November 1944. AFS workers are removing debris to get to the seat of the fire.

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

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First mobile kitchen donation, WW2

The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, receiving the keys to the first mobile kitchen from Lord Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett, a Canadian businessman and former Canadian Prime Minister who had moved to the UK). The vehicle was donated to the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross.

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

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