Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day 27.120/1n Photograph taken 29

Photograph taken 29

the river appeared much narrower

The photograph was taken very close to Church Street (now Dean Stanley Street)

Battersea were built by the Gas Light and Coke Company

Bartholomew Fair

Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day 27.120/1n Photograph taken 29Piccadilly Circus, V. E. Day. Tuesday 8 May 1945 was 'Victory in Europe' (VE) Day, and it marked the formal end of Hitler's war. With it came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world. Individuals reacted in very different ways to the end of the nightmare: some celebrated by partying; others spent the day in quiet reflection; and there were those too busy carrying out tasks to do either. Prime Minister Winston