Local Blitz pictures - Then & Now - Page 3

Kyt · 13-02-2007, 01:09 PM

The view from the upstair's flat - the concrete monstrosity is the Students Union building where I used to work (hell of a journey in the morning - in rush hour it could take upto five minutes :cool

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Unfortunately, the style has nothing to do with the post-blitz rebuilding - it was a 60's "architectural" choice

Owen · 13-02-2007, 02:01 PM

Drove past the railway bomb site today, and it is where I thought as I saw the old brick pillbox. Marked X in the pictures.

Kyt · 14-02-2007, 04:38 PM

This is a great "Then & Now" site for Germany:

Third Reich in Ruins

von Poop · 14-02-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyt

This is a great "Then & Now" site for Germany:

Third Reich in Ruins

I'd recommend that site to anybody!,
It was mentioned on another forum a while back and I keep going back, particularly to the Schweinfurt pages, surprising just how modern some of the buildings look.
I also learnt of the 'Schuttberg' or 'rubble-mountain' on there, huge piles of waste from the bombing piled up in remarkable quantities; something that had never really occured to me before and I'm still fascinated by.

Owen · 15-02-2007, 12:04 AM

Do like that site, cheers.
The jagdTiger photos are great.

When I was in Hannover in '92 I saw they had some photos of the Hauptbahnhof in ruins with the Americans parked outside on permanent dispaly outside the station.
Was quite a surprise really to see them.
To do the "Then & Now" bit, you just had to look up from the photo.

Owen · 18-06-2007, 12:57 PM

Just looking at IWM site again, felt like doing a then & now.(although it's not local to me.)

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Aerial view from the south showing the damage resulting from a German V2 rocket missile which exploded at the junction of Wanstead Park Road and Endsleigh Gardens in Cranbrook, Ilford, Essex, England on 8 March 1945. As a result of the incident, nine people were killed, fifteen seriously injured and nineteen slightly injured. 8 houses were destroyed, 16 had to be demolished, 33 were rendered uninhabitable and 116 were very seriously damaged. In the photograph, clearance work is underway on the site. At top left can be seen demolished houses on Belgrave Road, the result of another hit by a V2 on 21 February.

51°33'48.68"N 0° 3'27.60"E

Owen · 24-11-2007, 02:00 PM

Bump this up, anyone got any more?

marcus69x · 24-11-2007, 02:18 PM

I've got one of my local train station. Just waiting for my mate to email them to me.

raf · 24-11-2007, 08:58 PM

thats a great pic...

but if you look closer

isnt the upto date pic took closer to the catheadral....which the terace buildings stay intact...

great pic though

geoff501 · 21-01-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Owen D

Just looking at IWM site again, felt like doing a then & now.(although it's not local to me.)

51°33'48.68"N 0° 3'27.60"E

If you go to my search engine, enter date: 08.03.1945, Regiment/Corps: Civilian War Dead and Including: WANSTEAD, you'll find 5 of the 9 fatal casualties from 146, 150 and 153 Wanstead Park Rd.
Change Including to ENDSLEIGH to get the other 4 at 101 and 103 Endesleigh Gardens.

geoff

13-02-2007, 01:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	The view from the upstair's flat - the concrete monstrosity is the Students Union building where I used to work (hell of a journey in the morning - in rush hour it could take upto five minutes :cool. Unfortunately, the style has nothing to do with the post-blitz rebuilding - it was a 60's "architectural" choice __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

14-02-2007, 04:38 PM	#23 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	This is a great "Then & Now" site for Germany: Third Reich in Ruins __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

15-02-2007, 12:04 AM	#25 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,462	Do like that site, cheers. The jagdTiger photos are great. When I was in Hannover in '92 I saw they had some photos of the Hauptbahnhof in ruins with the Americans parked outside on permanent dispaly outside the station. Was quite a surprise really to see them. To do the "Then & Now" bit, you just had to look up from the photo. Last edited by Owen; 15-02-2007 at 12:08 AM.

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Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,462	Bump this up, anyone got any more?

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raf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: wigan Posts: 388	thats a great pic... but if you look closer isnt the upto date pic took closer to the catheadral....which the terace buildings stay intact... great pic though

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