Small Projects, Big Impact: How John Laing Influenced Our Everyday
The John Laing construction company are most famous for their landmark post-war projects such as Coventry Cathedral, the M1 motorway and Berkley Nuclear Power Station.
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Top 5 blogs of 2019
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Devastating V2 Rocket Attack on Woolworths, New Cross, London
On 25 November 1944 a German V2 rocket bomb made a direct hit on a crowded Woolworths store in south London.
The Secret War: Resistance in Britain During the Second World War
Britain’s war against Germany and her allies in the Second World War was not confined to the battlefields.
How St Paul’s Cathedral Survived
St Paul’s Cathedral is one of London’s greatest and most loved buildings
The Story of Camouflage During the Second World War
The British Army School of Camouflage was founded in 1916 and based in London’s Kensington Gardens.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Evidence of the Second World War
On 3 September 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Nazi Germany.
The Destruction and Rebirth of Coventry Cathedral
In the 12 hours of the raids, 568 people were killed and over 4,000 homes destroyed.
England’s Historic Cities under Attack: the Baedeker Raids, 1942
Between late April and late June 1942, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) deliberately targeted Britain’s historic towns and cities, causing widespread destruction
How the Allied Forces Prepared for D-Day
The story of the massive amphibious assault to retake Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War.