Tag: Local History
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We’ll Meet Again: Evacuations
As part of the exhibition We’ll Meet Again: Islington on the Home Front in Photographs (1939-45), we look at those who were evacuated from Islington to rural locations during this time. Throughout the Second World War, many of London’s children were evacuated to country towns, such as Cambridge, Kettering, Sheringham…
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We’ll Meet Again: Islington on the Home Front in Photographs (1939-45)
Islington Museum is delighted to present the photographic exhibition, We’ll Meet Again: Islington on the Home Front in Photographs (1939-45). Over the coming months, we will be sharing a series of captivating images of the people and places in Islington and Finsbury during the Second World War; shedding light on…
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Finsbury Under Attack (1939-45)
Like many parts of inner London, Finsbury suffered badly from bombings during the Blitz (1940-41) and, again later, as part of the V1 and V2 rocket attacks on the capital from the summer of 1944 onwards. Citizens lived with the threat of bombing, invasion and untimely death. However, in spite…
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Mobilise! Mobilise! exhibition now on
‘Mobilise! Mobilise! The Firefighters of Holloway’ highlights the unique perspective of Islington artist Niki Gibbs. A local fire station is a building that we often walk past but only perhaps become aware of when a big red fire truck emerges to deal with an urgent situation. Little is known about…
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Away from the Western Front: 1st – 31st July 1918
Return to the Suez Canal EEF divisions followed the standard Army pattern of being rotated through periods of front-line duty, rest -which could include the much resented road building -and training. When the 1/11 London Finsbury Rifles moved out of the front line at the end of June they were…
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Away from the Western Front 1st – 30th June 1918
The EEF’s strong training system had been a key part of its success under General Allenby. The Imperial School of Instruction at Zeitoun in Cairo ran two types of courses: technical courses for battalion specialists such as Lewis gunners and leadership & battlefield skills for junior officers & NCOs. After…
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Away from the Western Front: 1st -31st May 1918
The EEF spent much of the summer of 1918 training the troops who had arrived from India to replace those sent to the Western Front. Although the 54th (East Anglian) Division stayed in Palestine,there were skills to be maintained and new techniques to be learned. The battalion padre, Captain the Rev…
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Away from the Western Front: 1st – 30th April, 1918.
Training, road-building and enemy fire… In March 1918 the Germans launched a major offensive in France and Flanders. This had an immediate effect on the Southern Palestine campaign . The War Office ordered General Allenby to send 2 infantry divisions to France as soon as possible although they acknowledged this would ‘entail…
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Away from the Western Front : 13th-31st March, 1918
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught reviews the troops Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught toured bases of the EEF in Egypt and Southern Palestine during March 1918. A career soldier for over 40 years, the Duke’s visit was calculated to raise morale amongst all the troops . L/Cpl Jock Christie should have…
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Away from the Western Front: 9th – 12th March 1918.
Operations in the Jordan Valley Mule drawn limber 1/11th London Regiment. El Kubri, December 1917. © IWM (Q 57790) At this stage in the campaign it was increasingly hard to replace transport animals and their equipment. During the action at Mejdel Taba, artillery fire killed and wounded some of the brigade mules (the…
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