London; during and after the Blitz of WW2

UK Daily Mail  "This series of fascinating composite images show the stark contrast between the London of World War Two during the Blitz and today.

"They were made to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Blitz in the capital on May 11, 2016 - although the campaign continued on other parts of the UK for another two weeks.

"The Blitz (from the German word, 'lightning') was the most intense bombing campaign Britain has ever seen.

"Between September 1940 and May 1941 there were major raids with more than 100 tonnes of high explosives were dropped on 16 British cities.

"London was attacked 71 times and bombed by the Luftwaffe for 57 consecutive nights.

"More than one million London houses were destroyed or damaged, and more than 40,000 civilians were killed, almost half of them in London" . . .

September 14 1940: A crater and damaged railings outside Buckingham Palace, London, after a German bomb was dropped in an air raid.

How'd you like to have been the sentry in that booth when the bomb hit?

May 1941: The interior of Westminster Abbey after a German bombing raid. The Blitz lasted for eight months and killed thousands

The House of Commons bombed.

On 11 September 1940, indirect blast from a high explosive bomb damaged the House of Commons Terrace and a falling anti-aircraft shell hit the Commons Library. In the early hours of 27 September, a high explosive bomb fell in Old Palace Yard, blowing out the House of Lords' main windows and damaging St Stephen's Porch and the statue of Richard the Lionheart. In response, both Houses of Parliament left their respective Chambers and moved to the Church House Annexe in nearby Dean's Yard, Westminster (in November 1940).

Barbican: part of the ancient City of London, before and after the Blitz
" . . . "pre-WWII (World War 2) monochrome map of the Barbican area of London (the northern-most part of the ancient City of London) and incorporated a modern, coloured map of the main structures that form the Barbican Estate, that was built following the area suffering heavy damage during the WWII Blitz. During the building process, the street layout fundamentally changed, with streets disappearing or changing alignment, and a new lake appearing. By including the modern map as a translucent overlay on the original, the viewer can clearly contrast the old and the new. It’s worth noting that the new is already changing, as a number of the (non-residential) post-war blocks along London Wall, and Milton Court, have already been demolished for further development.

Buckingham Palace suffered as well. "Needless to say, the Luftwaffe was quite keen to bomb a symbol of the British monarchy and hit Buckingham Palace seven times during World War II. One of the bombs fell in the courtyard, yards from King George VI and the Queen Mother."

King George VI was known as "the stammering king", portrayed in the 2010 film, "The King's Speech".
The 2005 film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was set at the time of the Blitz when London children were evacuated from the city for safety.
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