Tagged in SECOND WORLD WAR

Art & Photography

By Will Noble

When The Wallace Collection Was Filled With Soviet Propaganda

Two unlikely exhibitions in 1942.

Free Exhibition Tells The Story Of Blitz Heroes Who Saved St Paul's Cathedral

Incredible stories of the St Paul’s Watch.

By M@

See The Dunkirk Little Ships In London

85 years after the evacuation, surviving ships will sail again.

By Laura Reynolds

VE Day 80: Commemorative Events Happening In London This May

Eight decades since the end of the Second World War.

By Lydia Manch

Five London Women Of The Second World War

Spies, doctors and entertainers.

By Will Noble

Second World War London: 10 Must-Visit Places

Bunkers, museums and memorials.

Art & Photography

By Will Noble

London On Fire: Paintings Of The Blitz By The Firefighters Who Were There

City's darkest hour captured in vivid paint.

By M@

Admiralty Citadel: What Is The Concrete Box On The Mall?

It's not a Cold War bunker.

By Douglas Model

"My Narrow Escape From A V1 Flying Bomb"

It was too late to run to the shelters...

By Maire Rose Connor

Britain's Longest-Serving Female Secret Agent Finally Has A Blue Plaque

Christine Granville's story is one of staggering bravery.

By Will Noble

Check Out These Incredible Images Of Wartime London - Released By TfL

Underground factories, and buses turned into ambulances.

By Laura Reynolds

War Hero Noor Inayat Khan Commemorated With Blue Plaque

English Heritage plaque erected at her Bloomsbury home.

Art & Photography

By Lydia Manch

Incredible, Rare Images Released Of London's Docks During The Blitz

Devastation and resilience

By Vince Raison

When Londoners Risked Their Lives To Watch Football During Air Raids

Just a small chance of imminent mass death, then?

By Laura Reynolds

This Building Helped End The Second World War

Linking Hitler, the Speaking Clock, and Premium Bonds.

By Laura Reynolds

These Huts In Peckham Painted With Teletubbies Were Part Of A Prisoner Of War Camp

Dark history covered in colourful paint.

Museums & Galleries

By M@

The Most Important Museum You've Probably Never Heard Of

The building that Won the Battle Of Britain.

By Will Noble

Did Hitler Really Spare Senate House For His Nazi Headquarters?

Unfortunate urban legend?

By M@

Where Did The First Bomb Of The Second World War Strike London?

Explosive history.

By Laurence Scales

How An Aircraft Carrier Made From Ice Was Designed Deep Below Smithfield

Turning a dirty snowball into an aircraft carrier.

By Alex Bellotti

The Ornate Church With A Dark History Buried Beneath

"Children would be sold by the inch, adults by other means."

By N Quentin Woolf

Londonist Out Loud: Second World War London

You can still see evidence in the city.

By Nick Young

Do You Know All These Secret Bunkers in London?

The city is full of them.

By Laura Reynolds

The Day A Bomb Fell On The Pitch At Upton Park

A little-known part of West Ham United's history.