World War II in England

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.

This modest site memorializes a World War II mission described without hyperbole as “the greatest raid of all.”

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

Constructed for defense, this fort oversaw the dress rehearsal for one of the largest invasions in history.

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.

Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.

This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

A small stone memorial marks the spot where a Bristol Beaufort aircraft crashed in 1941.

This concrete monster of a wreck lies in the mouth of Langstone Harbour as a monument to the incredible history of D-Day.

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.