Remembered: The Battle of Passchendaele
Today – 31 July – marks one hundred years since the start of the Battle of Passchendaele.
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Air Raid: The Tragedy of Upper North Street School
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.
9 Unusual War Memorials
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.
8 Memorials to Animals in the First World War
The First World War saw the development of industrialised mechanised warfare – machine guns, tanks, and aeroplanes. In addition toContinue Reading
The Silvertown Tragedy: Explosion on the Home Front
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.
Thou Shalt Not Kill: 7 Sites of Memory to Conscientious Objectors
It is believed that as many as 20,000 men from all walks of life were originally on record as conscientiousContinue Reading
6 Sites of Memory for Overseas War Heroes
The First and Second World Wars were truly global in scale and involvement.
7 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a joint offensive by the British and French forces.
Remembering the Battle of Waterloo
Today marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. Arguably the most renowned pitched battle in history, this bloody engagement tookContinue Reading
10 Exceptional First World War memorials
1. Liverpool Cenotaph Architect Lionel Budden, unveiled 1930. Grade I listed Designed by local architect Lionel Budden, the altar-like LiverpoolContinue Reading