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St Andrew's Cross was part of old Plymouth, much of which was destroyed in succesive bombing raids by the German Luftwaffe during the last war.

On the night of 14 November 1940, German bombs destroyed the ancient cathedral church of St Michael.

Another loss is the spire on St Nicholas's Church (background right); after the church was bombed out in June 1942, the funds could not stretch to a spire when it was rebuilt.

Following bomb damage in the 1940 air raid, the building was altered in 1956; its outward appearance took on an Elizabethan style in contrast to this austere Gothic design.

Heavy bombing during the Second World War led to a redesign of the traffic flow and yet another rebuilding of the pub.

The village lost its medieval church to bombs in World War II and has expanded much since the War, partly due to Lincoln's proximity and partly to the RAF.

That edifice failed to survive the Second World War, having been wrecked by a V1 flying bomb in July 1944.

It was damaged by a German bomb in an air raid on 14 May 1941, and demolished later in the Second World War.

The factory was destroyed by bombing in 1940, and under the new bridge is a memorial to R J Mitchell.

During World War II British soldiers camped in the grounds, whilst the house was used by a London-based engineering company whose premises had been bombed.

The front of the hall still bears the scars of the night during World War Two when a bomb landed to the side of the War Memorial, destroying a static water tank into the bargain.

On the right is the forecourt of the Congregational Church, which was rebuilt in 1955 following its destruction by a German bomb in 1940.

The road has now been truncated to allow for the building of the Barbican; the church survived severe Second World War bombing to stand in the way of the development, which was completed in the early 1980s

The original Jack Straw's Castle pub was destroyed by bombs during the Second World War; it was rebuilt in the early 1960s by the noted Classical architect Raymond Erith in Georgian Gothick

During May 1941, Heswall was bombed, the school lost three classrooms and the headmaster's daughter and her fiancé were killed.

Inside is the Oval Hall, where up to 2,800 people can be seated for concerts.The front of the hall still bears the scars of the night during World War Two when a bomb landed to the side of the War

The medieval church was destroyed by bombs in World War II intended for Lincoln or the RAF base, but in this view we look north past the Horse and Jockey pub in a view little changed since 1960.

On the night of 14 November 1940, German bombs destroyed the ancient cathedral church of St Michael.

To the right are the trees of Thompson Park — it was fortunately among them that Burnley's only Second World War bomb fell.

Tottington's unusual claim to fame is that it is one of the most northerly places to have suffered a hit from a German V1 flying bomb, or Doodlebug, during the Second World War.

Ten thousand buildings were destroyed, and seventy thousand more damaged by the bombing.

Ten thousand buildings were destroyed, and seventy thousand more damaged by the bombing.

The Ferry Inn has had a chequered history, having been bombed on 27 April 1941 when 42 people were killed.

The lane just stops here, but not at the sea –beyond is an RAF bombing range.