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The Impact of the Blitz: Bomb Damage in Conduit Street, Leicester, July 1941

This image captures the devastation left by the Blitz on Conduit Street in Leicester, dated July 13, 1941. The British government rigorously censored information about bomb damage during WWII to maintain morale. The two photographs show the same destruction, prompting an analysis of censorship practices: which photo would have been edited for public viewing? Explore where residents sought shelter during air raids and visualize the harrowing experience of spending a night in an air raid shelter amid the constant threat of bombings.

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The Impact of the Blitz: Bomb Damage in Conduit Street, Leicester, July 1941

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  1. Starter: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

  2. What does this photograph tell you about the Blitz?

  3. Bomb damage in Conduit Street Leicester, 13th July 1941

  4. A B The government censored information. Both photographs below are of the same bomb damage in the same street. Which do you think would have been censored and why?

  5. Where did people shelter from the bombs?

  6. Describe in your book what it would be like to spend the night in an air raid shelter

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