Remembered: The Battle of Passchendaele
Today – 31 July – marks one hundred years since the start of the Battle of Passchendaele.
Today – 31 July – marks one hundred years since the start of the Battle of Passchendaele.
On this day one hundred years ago – 13 June 1917 – Upper North Street School, Poplar, London, was bombed in the first daylight air raid of the First World War.
War memorials are a starkly poignant part of our heritage. They are found everywhere, and link the tragic impact of world wars with local communities.
The First World War saw the development of industrialised mechanised warfare – machine guns, tanks, and aeroplanes. In addition toContinue Reading
On 19 January 1917 at 6.52 pm, a catastrophic explosion at the Brunner Mond and Company’s high explosive TNT factory in Silvertown, East London, killed 73 people and injured hundreds.
It is believed that as many as 20,000 men from all walks of life were originally on record as conscientiousContinue Reading
The First and Second World Wars were truly global in scale and involvement.
The Battle of the Somme was a joint offensive by the British and French forces.
Today marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. Arguably the most renowned pitched battle in history, this bloody engagement tookContinue Reading
1. Liverpool Cenotaph Architect Lionel Budden, unveiled 1930. Grade I listed Designed by local architect Lionel Budden, the altar-like LiverpoolContinue Reading