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Step back in time to the 1940s, a decade filled with incredible stories and adventures

Background image40s Collection: British Cars of 1949: Alvis (b/w photo)

British Cars of 1949: Alvis (b/w photo)
8657177 British Cars of 1949: Alvis (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alvis)

Background image40s Collection: British Cars of 1949: Allard (b/w photo)

British Cars of 1949: Allard (b/w photo)
8657176 British Cars of 1949: Allard (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allard)

Background image40s Collection: British Cars of 1949: AC (b/w photo)

British Cars of 1949: AC (b/w photo)
8657175 British Cars of 1949: AC (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: AC. Illustration for British Cars of 1949 by Peter Chambers (PC Publication)

Background image40s Collection: Castlebay, Barra (b/w photo)

Castlebay, Barra (b/w photo)
8652395 Castlebay, Barra (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castlebay, Barra)

Background image40s Collection: Tilbury Dock (b/w photo)

Tilbury Dock (b/w photo)
8652384 Tilbury Dock (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tilbury Dock. Illustration for The British Isles in Black's Geography Pictures series)

Background image40s Collection: Cotton in transit shed, Manchester (b/w photo)

Cotton in transit shed, Manchester (b/w photo)
8652382 Cotton in transit shed, Manchester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton in transit shed, Manchester)

Background image40s Collection: Scottish National War Memorial: The Scottish Yeomanry (b/w photo)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Scottish Yeomanry (b/w photo)
8651722 Scottish National War Memorial: The Scottish Yeomanry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scottish Yeomanry)

Background image40s Collection: Scottish National War Memorial: Tree of Empire within Shrine (b/w photo)

Scottish National War Memorial: Tree of Empire within Shrine (b/w photo)
8651721 Scottish National War Memorial: Tree of Empire within Shrine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tree of Empire within Shrine)

Background image40s Collection: Scottish National War Memorial: The Casket (b/w photo)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Casket (b/w photo)
8651298 Scottish National War Memorial: The Casket (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Casket)

Background image40s Collection: Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Italy (colour litho)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Italy (colour litho)
8651061 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Italy (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italy)

Background image40s Collection: Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Spain (colour litho)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Spain (colour litho)
8651060 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Spain (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain)

Background image40s Collection: 'Little Tommy Tucker sings for his supper' (colour litho)

"Little Tommy Tucker sings for his supper" (colour litho)
8650962 "Little Tommy Tucker sings for his supper" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634917 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Background image40s Collection: Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634913 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Background image40s Collection: Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634911 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Background image40s Collection: Revolving drum driving an escalator on the London Underground (b/w photo)

Revolving drum driving an escalator on the London Underground (b/w photo)
8626066 Revolving drum driving an escalator on the London Underground (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Charging an electric ticket machine (b/w photo)

Charging an electric ticket machine (b/w photo)
8626065 Charging an electric ticket machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charging an electric ticket machine)

Background image40s Collection: Measuring bridge heights on a proposed bus route (b/w photo)

Measuring bridge heights on a proposed bus route (b/w photo)
8626057 Measuring bridge heights on a proposed bus route (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measuring bridge heights on a proposed bus route)

Background image40s Collection: Weather forecasting room at the Met Office, London (b/w photo)

Weather forecasting room at the Met Office, London (b/w photo)
8626055 Weather forecasting room at the Met Office, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weather forecasting room at the Met Office, London)

Background image40s Collection: Abstract Composition 1940 (Oil on cardboard)

Abstract Composition 1940 (Oil on cardboard)
8766559 Abstract Composition 1940 (Oil on cardboard) by Gallatin, Albert Eugene (1881-1952); 40--29.8 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Background image40s Collection: British Cars of 1949: Citroen, Front Wheel Drive (b/w photo)

British Cars of 1949: Citroen, Front Wheel Drive (b/w photo)
8657185 British Cars of 1949: Citroen, Front Wheel Drive (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Citroen, Front Wheel Drive)

Background image40s Collection: England-East Coast. Outer Gabbard to Outer Dowsing, 1941 (engraving)

England-East Coast. Outer Gabbard to Outer Dowsing, 1941 (engraving)
7340584 England-East Coast. Outer Gabbard to Outer Dowsing, 1941 (engraving) by British School, (20th century) ; 99x66 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background image40s Collection: Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Hazel Lombard (colour photo)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Hazel Lombard (colour photo)
8668485 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Hazel Lombard (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hazel Lombard)

Background image40s Collection: Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Evelyn Kelly (colour photo)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Evelyn Kelly (colour photo)
8668484 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Evelyn Kelly (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evelyn Kelly)

Background image40s Collection: Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Adele Jergens (colour photo)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Adele Jergens (colour photo)
8669109 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Adele Jergens (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adele Jergens)

Background image40s Collection: Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Susi Lanner (colour photo)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Susi Lanner (colour photo)
8668509 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Susi Lanner (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Susi Lanner)

Background image40s Collection: Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Nini Peters (colour photo)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Nini Peters (colour photo)
8668492 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Nini Peters (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nini Peters)

Background image40s Collection: Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper)

Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper)
7342245 Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper) by Hennell, Thomas Barclay (1903-45); 60.9x83.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background image40s Collection: Spring (colour litho)

Spring (colour litho)
8632366 Spring (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring. Illustration for Furious Fun (Blandford Publications Ltd, London, 1949)

Background image40s Collection: A blue boulder gatherer at work on the beach, Rye Harbour, Sussex (b/w photo)

A blue boulder gatherer at work on the beach, Rye Harbour, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676076 A blue boulder gatherer at work on the beach, Rye Harbour, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: A blue boulder gatherer at work on the beach, Rye Harbour, Sussex (b/w photo)

A blue boulder gatherer at work on the beach, Rye Harbour, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676074 A blue boulder gatherer at work on the beach, Rye Harbour, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Communal cookery, World War II (b/w photo)

Communal cookery, World War II (b/w photo)
8672749 Communal cookery, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Woolton, Minister for Food)

Background image40s Collection: School's out - Australian schoolboys celebrate (b/w photo)

School's out - Australian schoolboys celebrate (b/w photo)
8634521 School's out - Australian schoolboys celebrate (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: School's out - Australian schoolboys celebrate)

Background image40s Collection: Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634257 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Piccadilly Circus, London (b/w photo)

Piccadilly Circus, London (b/w photo)
8635445 Piccadilly Circus, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly Circus, London. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Background image40s Collection: Mad Hatter (b/w photo)

Mad Hatter (b/w photo)
8634682 Mad Hatter (b/w photo) by Smith, Julian Augustus Romaine (1873-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mad Hatter. Illustration for The British Journal Photographic Almanac)

Background image40s Collection: Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634276 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634272 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634265 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634259 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Theatres in London's West End, World War II (b/w photo)

Theatres in London's West End, World War II (b/w photo)
8672645 Theatres in London's West End, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatres in London's West End, World War II)

Background image40s Collection: Buckingham Palace, London, damaged during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo)

Buckingham Palace, London, damaged during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo)
8672644 Buckingham Palace, London, damaged during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buckingham Palace, London)

Background image40s Collection: Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo)

Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo)
8672638 Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II)

Background image40s Collection: Pipers of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) marching out from the Tower of London (b/w photo)

Pipers of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) marching out from the Tower of London (b/w photo)
8664047 Pipers of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) marching out from the Tower of London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background image40s Collection: Noel Coward (b/w photo)

Noel Coward (b/w photo)
8641331 Noel Coward (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noel Coward. Illustration for Profiles and Personalities by Peter Noble (Brownlee, 1946)

Background image40s Collection: Tetley brewery: Early morning loading begins in the Brewery yard (b/w photo)

Tetley brewery: Early morning loading begins in the Brewery yard (b/w photo)
8639591 Tetley brewery: Early morning loading begins in the Brewery yard (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image40s Collection: Goldilocks falls through the little chair (colour litho)

Goldilocks falls through the little chair (colour litho)
8645929 Goldilocks falls through the little chair (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldilocks falls through the little chair)

Background image40s Collection: 'Mary, Mary, quite contrary' (colour litho)

"Mary, Mary, quite contrary" (colour litho)
8645925 "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Mary, Mary)



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Step back in time to the 1940s, a decade filled with incredible stories and adventures. Join Toby Twirl on his thrilling escapades through the enchanting world of children's literature. In 1949, Toby Twirl Adventures captured the hearts of young readers across the UK, immersing them in captivating tales that transported their imaginations to far-off lands. But amidst these fantastical journeys lay a stark reality - the remnants of World War II still lingered. The haunting images of bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath serve as a reminder of the sacrifices made during those tumultuous times. Yet even amid destruction, hope prevailed as an ARP warden heroically rescued a young girl from the wreckage of a building during The London Blitz. The resilience and spirit displayed by communities throughout this era were truly remarkable. Kilgour Road bore witness to further bomb damage, yet it stood as testament to unwavering strength and determination. Transportation also played its part in shaping this iconic decade. Picture yourself riding on a sleek Vincent Rapide HRD Series C motorcycle - its black exterior exuding timeless elegance against the backdrop of 1940s charm. Beyond war-torn landscapes and daring adventures lies another significant moment etched into history: Rochdale's first Co-operative shop opening its doors in 1844. This litho depiction transports us back to where it all began for cooperative movements that continue to shape our society today. Amidst chaos and destruction emerged heroes who selflessly risked their lives for others' safety. Firefighters bravely stood by during The Blitz in London, ready to face any challenge thrown their way while ambulance crews raced through Ladywell, Lewisham providing crucial aid when every second counted. Plymouth's St Andrews Parish Church stands tall despite enduring bombings during The Blitz; it symbolizes resilience rising above adversity like an unwavering beacon of hope.