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Heritage Talk: Old Southwark in the Blitz - Then and Now

This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 15th Mar 2016

 Free

Take a tour of wartime Southwark without leaving the library.

During the Second World War, London and it's citizens were, at times, under daily and nightly attack from the Luftwaffe. For the most part Londoners calmly carried on with their daily lives despite the threat of their homes being destroyed and the real possibility of being killed, injured, or trapped under the rubble of one's own home or workplace.

Through images and stories from the dark days of 1939 to 1945, Second World War researcher and author, Neil Bright will take you on a virtual guided tour of Old Southwark in the Blitz. Looking at incidents and evidence of bombing raids in the borough supported by personal accounts and stories of bravery.

Transport:

Tube: Borough

Bus: 21, 35, 40, 133, 343, 344

Contact us:

Local History Library and Archive

Email: [email protected]


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This event has finished Took place on: Tuesday, 15th Mar 2016

 Free

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2016-03-15 2016-03-15 Europe/London Heritage Talk: Old Southwark in the Blitz - Then and Now Through images and stories from the dark days of 1939 to 1945, Second World War researcher and author, Neil Bright will take you on a virtual guided tour of Old Southwark in the Blitz. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/03/15/heritage-talk-old-southwark-in-the-blitz-then-and-now-86759 John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, SE1 1JA,London

Location

John Harvard Library,

211 Borough High Street,
SE1 1JA,
London,
SE1 1JA

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