Skip to content

London Ghosts

London history from TV historian Tony McMahon

Primary Menu

  • Home
  • About Tony McMahon
  • Contact
  • TV appearances

Tag damage

Postman struggles to find a letter box during the Blitz

May 12, 2015June 23, 2019Tony McMahon Leave a comment

During the Second World War, London’s suburbs took a pounding as well as the inner city districts. This postman in South Woodford, on the London/Essex borders, arrives with a letter only to find the house concerned has been pounded to rubble by the Luftwaffe.

No letter box for this post

No letter box for this post

Follow London Ghosts via Email

Enter your email address to follow London Ghosts and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,953 other subscribers

Search

Recent posts

  • Long lost Royal Palaces of London
  • The perils of being LGBT in Bridgerton era London
  • The mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe
  • The great London tornado of 1091
  • Tragic wedding party deaths in the London Blitz

Blogroll

  • British Museum
  • City of London
  • Guildhall Library
  • London Evening Standard
  • London Museum
  • Madame Tussauds
  • Natural History Museum
  • The London Dungeon
  • Time Out London
  • Tower of London

Recent Posts

  • Long lost Royal Palaces of London
  • The perils of being LGBT in Bridgerton era London
  • The mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe
  • The great London tornado of 1091
  • Tragic wedding party deaths in the London Blitz

Blogroll

  • British Museum
  • City of London
  • Guildhall Library
  • London Evening Standard
  • London Museum
  • Madame Tussauds
  • Natural History Museum
  • The London Dungeon
  • Time Out London
  • Tower of London
Powered by WordPress.com.
 

Loading Comments...