The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps

1939-1945

Laurence Ward

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English

Thames & Hudson
01 November 2015

History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Historical maps & atlases; Second World War; Local history

The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of which can still be seen in its urban and social landscapes.

As a key record of the attack, the London County Council Bomb Damage Maps represent destruction on a huge scale, recording buildings and streets reduced to smoke and rubble. The full set of maps is made up of 110 hand-coloured 1:2500 Ordnance Survey base sheets originally published in 1916 but updated by the LCC to 1940. Because they use the 1916 map, they give us a glimpse of a 'lost London', before post-war redevelopment schemes began to shape the modern city.

The colouring applied to the maps records a scale of damage to London's built environment during the war - the most detailed and complete survey of destruction caused by the aerial bombardment. It includes a clear and fascinating introduction by expert Laurence Ward that sets the maps in the full historical context of the events that gave rise to them, supported by archival photographs and tables of often grim statistics.

The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps: 1939-1945

By: Laurence Ward
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 365mm, Width: 265mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 2.740kg
ISBN: 9780500518250
ISBN 10: 0500518254
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction * The Attack on London * Architects and District Surveyors * Recording Ruin * Researching War Damage at the London Metropolitan Archives * Incidents * Statistics * The Maps * Photographing War Damage in the City of London

Reviews for The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps: 1939-1945

'Beautifully designed, with all illustrations, be they the maps, old documents or the photographs reproduced to the absolute highest standard ... a pleasure to handle' - Reference Reviews 'A handsome folio ... [the maps'] utility has been hugely enhanced by presentation in this new format, spacious, scholarly and visually compelling' - Times Literary Supplement 'This A-Z of atrocity - which includes 70 stunning photographs of the ruined City - has a terrible beauty' - Evening Standard, Books of the Year 'An amazing visual record of what happened to London in the war ... fascinating' - Timeout 'Though there is no florid prose or gripping anecdotes, these maps are not mute. This A-Z of destruction tells a powerful story' - The Times