Imperial War Museum and Blitz Bomb Sites

On the final day of the project CRAY headed for London to visit a number of places involved in the Blitz.

First we headed to the Imperial War Museum to view the WW1 exhibition. On the way in Peter pointed out the plaque for the Bethlem or 'Bedlam' hospital which the mueseum was once home to during WW1.

We first looked at The Underworld painting which depicts the role of the London Underground during the Great War.

We then visited the WW1 exhibition where the children got to see different uniforms, including the Australian one, and learn about aspects such as the medial checks which an applicant had to pass.

Next we went to St Edmund King and Martyr - the location of an unexploded Gotha bomb which landed on the altar in July 1917. Ian Castle, historian, spoke to the group about the event and showed the fragments which survived. 

Filming began for the interview with Ian Castle.

For the rest of the day the group visited different bomb sites from the first Blitz in London. These included Postman's Park, Ironmongers Hall and Cleopatra's needle.