London’s Big Blitz And Aftermath (1941)

London. Various shots of the buildings burning at night. Good shots of flames pouring out of windows and firemen at work. Daytime shots showing rescuers at work digging through the ruins and bringing out survivors and the dead. Water and gas mains bleed on from craters in the streets. More survivors being rescued from the smouldering ruins. Note: Good blitz material. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.