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With the Fire Guard Organisation coming into effect in August 1941, the Ministry of Information produced an exhibition (for the Ministry of Home Security) at Charing Cross Station in central London all about Fire Guards. It ran from mid-November to early December, 1941 and was titled "Fire Guard - an exhibition to help the great army of fire fighters." The exhibition was designed by Peter A. Ray. As with many similar exhibitions, it was text-heavy and included photographs of fire guards and equipment plus propaganda posters. At the front (and seen in the photograph below) were two large wooden firefighters featuring a stirrup pump and buckets, designed by Bruce Angrave.  Fire Guard exhibition poster  Fire Guard exhibition at Charing Cross Station, 1941
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A poster issued by the Ministry of Home Security. There's little information available about the Crop Fire Committees. I've tried locating the leaflet mentioned on the poster, but haven't come across it online yet.  "Fire Bombs! Guard The Cornfields" Poster The London Archives currently has a small free exhibition running called 'London in the Second World War' (which runs until February 2026). This exhibition details how the bombing of the city affected the population and changed forever certain areas of the city. The displays include original London County Council bomb damage maps, diaries, artworks on loan from the Guildhall collection and report books from the fire brigades that tackled the fires and destruction across London. A selection of photographs from the Cross & Tibbs Collection are also on display. The post-war activities to rebuild London via the County of London plan starting in 1946 is also covered plus how this plan was implemented in the badly damaged area of Poplar.
 WW2 recruitment and propaganda posters  Original WW2 bomb damage maps of London  The post-war redevelopment of Poplar  The Cross & Tibbs photographic collection of WW2 bomb sites  Pre-War Recruitment Drive For The Civil Nursing Reserve This blog contains information about the Lord Mayor's National Air Raid Distress Fund. The poster below shows the fund developed into an empire organisation.  Lord Mayor's Empire Air Raid Distress Fund Poster |
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