Get fell in! The vital defence role played by Britain’s ‘Gunner Girls’
At the beginning of July 1940, the UK’s anti-aircraft strength stood at 157,139 men, 1,200…
Category: National History
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Dig for Victory – Allotment History
By October 1939 the government launched the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign, we explore what this…
A Potted History of Allotments
When you think of an allotment, what picture comes into your mind? Gnarled older men…
How Lord Beaverbrook gave aircraft production wings!
On 14 May 1940, Winston Churchill appointed the Canadian-British Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, as…
Ship’s anchor blasted more than a mile away by explosion in Liverpool Blitz
The official Luftwaffe order of battle for the raid on Liverpool and Birkenhead on Saturday…
When the nation lived in dread of gas attacks on our cities
Thankfully for us all, the cry Gas! Gas! Gas! was never heard on the streets…
The Christmas Blitz of December 1940 – Manchester
In what later became known as the Christmas Blitz, Manchester was raided by hundreds of…
Masks an echo of modern times
Bank of England Staff testing gas masks in 1942
Liverpool store gutted in Luftwaffe raid
The well-known Lewis’s department store in Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, was left a burnt-out shell after…
George Best wins coveted Ballon d’Or
Manchester United winger George Best was delighted to receive the prestigious Ballon d’Or trophy for…
CROSBY BY-ELECTION 1981
As political upheavals go, the night of Thursday November 26th 1981 was pretty high on…
Elizabeth R 1926-2022 – Remembering A Remarkable Reign
In memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, iNostalgia presents a gallery of images of…