Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill passes away in London, England. The casket in which the body of Prime Minister is kept placed in the Westminster hall. Officers stand with bowed heads near the casket. Exterior of the hall. Vehicles pass on the street. People lined up in a large number outside the building to pay tribute to the Prime Minister. People walk slowly inside the building and look at the casket of the Prime Minister for the last time.
War damage in London, England during World War II following aerial blitz bombing by German Luftwaffe. An aerial view of the bomb-damaged city. A view of the destroyed city from Saint Paul's Cathedral gallery (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) looking northwest over the city fire damage. Ruins of buildings. Smoke rises in the foreground.
War damage in London, England during blitz or blitzkrieg over London in World War II. People walking on the street. Parts of the city of London are on fire. Flames engulf buildings. Firemen at work extinguishing the blazes. Narrow streets filled with debris. The dome of Saint Paul's Cathedral is dimly visible through smoke and glare in the sky. Smoldering ruins and debris on the streets. A postman rummages through the debris for a letterbox. The destroyed church of Saint Lawrence Jewry (Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA, United Kingdom) next to the Guildhall.
People gathered at the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom) in London, England. People read a poster on the wall. A busy street with people walking and vehicles on the road in front of Westminster Abbey. Men and women enter the gate. View of the church building. People pray for peace inside the church.
French Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet at Croydon Airport in London, England. Air France Potez 62 aircraft lands at London Croydon Airport (Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ, United Kingdom). Edouard Daladier and Georges Bonnet disembark from the aircraft. Photographers take pictures. Crowd gathered to welcome the dignitaries. Officials get into staff cars and drive away.
View of exterior basement area of Kensington Town Hall (Kensington, London W8 4SG, UK) on Kensington High Street at basement level, as it is being made bombproof in London, England just before outbreak of World War 2. Group of men place sandbags on windows. Next scene shows similar bomb-proofing activity at basement level of the American Embassy (24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE, United Kingdom) at Grosvenor Square. Workers fill sand into bags with the help of spades, and stack them in front of windows.
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