Merseyside Blitzed

A shot taken looking along The Strand towards the Three Graces, showing a damaged section of the Overhead Railway (Docker's Umbrella) in the foreground

American P-47 Republican Thunderbolt planes are transported from the docks to Speke on flat bed trucks

Two of the three graces suffer a near miss as a bomb lands between the Cunard Buildings and the Port of Liverpool Building, cratering the road. The photographer was looking up the road, away from the Pierhead

A parachute mine lands near to the Port of Liverpool Building starting a fire that badly damages the upper floor and one corner of the building. Initial reports talk of the offices being "completely destroyed". The wartime photographer has captured the aftermath of this, showing the damaged corner section

A photo taken after the raids showing some of the public shelters constructed at the Pierhead

A view along The Strand towards Tower Buildings with the Goree Piazzas on the right. Damaged buildings on the corner of Brunswick Street can clearly be seen

View along The Strand towards James Street showing the Gorree and the extensive damage to Albion House, the former headquarters of the White Star Lline.

Interior photographs of Liverpool's Parish Church showing the extensive fire damage it suffered during the air raids. The Church was as badly damaged as St Luke's on Leece Street, but a temporary chapel was built during the war, and the overall church repaired afterwards

Shown from the junction with Drury Lane, the remains of the Corn Exchange are visible on the right.

A view from the Strand showing the shattered remains of the underground station, now reduced to a single storey

The photograph shows what was at the time the image was taken the main surviving section of the station, the tall tower. This contained the hydraulic system used to operate the lifts. Adverts for the Daily Dispatch and Daily Sketch cling precariously to the remains whilst the rear of Albion House is seen on the left

The shell of John Foster's enormous Custom House is all that remains after the building had been badly damaged by both High Explosives and fire bombs during the May Blitz. The wartime image shows the front of the building that faced out onto Strand Street.