44-46 Donegall Place Belfast BT1 5BY
In 1941, Luftwaffe bombs destroyed The Ulster Arcade at 44-46 Donegall Place, leaving the historic Belfast city centre retail outlet in rubble and debris.
17 Donegall Square North Belfast BT1 5GB
Researchers have access to a wealth of material relating to the Second World War in the significant and unique museum collections in The Linen Hall, Belfast.
Co. Londonderry
On 14th June 1941, elements of the army's 61st Divisional Engineers displayed a number of methods of crossing the Aghadowey River at Agivey, Co. Londonderry.
2nd June 1941
On 2nd June, we remember those of the British Army and Royal Air Force who died on this day during wartime, as well as a nurse from Strabane, Co. Tyrone.
21st May 1941
On 21st May 1941, an accident took place resulting in the death of a 19-year-old serving in 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
20th May 1941
On 20th May 1941, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed soldiers of 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers enjoying scenic rural Northern Ireland.
8th May 1941
On 5th May 1941, Belfast awoke to scenes of destruction across many parts of the city. Luftwaffe bombers had dropped hundreds of thousand of incendiaries.
On 8th May 1941, a photographer on Bridge Street, Belfast took an iconic shot of a soldier looking towards the damaged offices of the Northern Whig newspaper.
Belfast
Following the Luftwaffe air raids on Belfast in April and May 1941, Bridge Street in the city centre was almost unrecognisable due to the severity of damage.
7th May 1941
On 7th May 1941, photographer Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge observed the damage caused throughout north and east Belfast in the aftermath of the Fire Raid.
6th May 1941
Following the Belfast Blitz, the Belfast Telegraph published 'Bombs on Belfast', a photographic record of scenes in the city from days and weeks after the raid.
On 6th May 1941, Lieutenant Bainbridge was at a military vehicle maintenance school in Lisburn. Two years later, he photographed a bridge in Co. Londonderry.
