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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
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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 It often amazes me how items like the recruitment poster below can survive for nearly 90 years after being issued. It was one of a dozen designs released by the Stationery Office in the late 1930s to drive recruitment into the ARP services. I haven't been able to find out much about the graphic artist, Harrison, responsible for this poster The photograph, dated September 1938, shows this poster displayed at the bottom right.  'Train While There's Still Time' Pre-War ARP Recruitment Poster  Pre-war ARP recruitment posters in London |
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