Taken 70 years ago today during the Blitz. London burns and St Paul’s Cathedral stands alone and untouched.
There, that’s better – Ed.
Taken 70 years ago today during the Blitz. London burns and St Paul’s Cathedral stands alone and untouched.
There, that’s better – Ed.
Boadicea's Chariot 
It’s a bit small, Toc, and your your point is?
Sorry, but I don’t understand the message.
Araminta,
There is no hidden message, it is all in the text. It is the 70th anniversary of the picture being taken. Germany was trying to obliterate London and other major British cities. This particular picture, just one of many, stands out as a particularly poignant one of that dark time.
Sorry if it went over your head.
Which text, Toc?
Yes it did go over my head, I’m afraid, but text?
You ain’t much of a detective-mouse. Good night.
OK, so humour me, Toc.
St Paul’s remains untouched, I repeat, what exactly is the message?
Fine, Toc.
Goodnight to you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/history/ww2clips/children/st_pauls
Perhaps someone else would enlighten me.
My question was serious.
Thank you, Toc, I will follow your link.
Yes, thank you, Ed, much better. š
Cheers whoever. š
This is a scan of one of the original prints of the series of photos that was taken on that night. The picture hung on the wall of my home as a child, and is now on my brother’s wall.
Family legend has it that my father, who worked at the Daily Mail all his life, sent a photographer up to the roof of the Daily Mail building to “see what he could photograph”. I see no reason to doubt the story – since I have always been aware that “scoop” photos were often the result of planning.
As you say, Tocino, an iconic picture.
Araminta
The photograph became a symbol of hope.
Thank you Boa I didn’t think that the post wouldn’t be understood. š
Thank you, Boadicea. I have never seen this photograph before; hence my questions. I was in no way doubting the story, but I am not familiar with it.
Good Heavens Araminta! I thought everyone must have seen the photo – it seems to be pulled out just about every time anything is written about the Blitz! š
I believe it is also displayed in St Pauls itself.
No, sorry, but I really haven’t, Boadicea. š¦
Lol.
LOL, whatever, I really cannot be bothered with this sort of thing, Tocino, so I will not be commenting further on your posts.
Good night.
toc, what did you expect?
Re the photo, my second father in law who was too old to fight but owned a factory in Flood St., Chelsea used to direct a fire crew from his works, he had a wonderful story of them running all over the roof of St Paul’s putting out incendiaries with dustbin lids.
They compulsorily purchased that site after the war and built the Flood St Estate for the bloody Irish. He wasn’t too amused.
Bloody hell, CO, I would not mind owning a property in Flood Street. I can understand his sense of humour failure.
I saw this photo in the papers yesterday, which included an image of the Mail photographer, Herbert Mason, who took it. Wonderful photograph it is too. He was 37 when he took it, he gave the original print to the landlord of the The Royal Bell, Bromley, whose granddaughter, Susan Campbell has it still. I think the image beautiful, thanks Toc for putting it here.