Blitz spirit refers to the resilience, unity and stoic determination of civilians during the German bombing raids (the Blitz) ...

As St Paul’s Cathedral launches the Wren Centre of Excellence to train young people to repair Britain’s historic buildings, ...

Saving St Paul’s: The Watch and the Second World War is free to visit, and open to everyone. Find it in Cathedral Gardens until October 2025.

TO COMMEMORATE the 80th anniversary of VE — Victory in Europe — Day, St Paul’s Cathedral held a special evensong on Thursday. The service featured readings, music, and prayers, honouring those who ...

Taken by Daily Mail photographer Norman Mason on December 29, 1940. Three months before, somewhere in the streets below the cathedral, a baby was found in the rubble of the Blitz St Paul’s was ...

Taken by Daily Mail photographer Norman Mason on December 29, 1940. Three months before, somewhere in the streets below the cathedral, a baby was found in the rubble of the Blitz St Paul’s was ...

The cathedral’s volunteer firewatchers, the St Paul’s Watch, spent the evening putting out the fires from the 28 incendiary bombs that rained down on the building, using stirrup pumps, buckets and ...

The watch at St Paul’s managed to extinguish most fires near the Cathedral using only sandbags and stirrup pumps due to the increased demand for water for firefighters elsewhere.

St Paul's Cathedral launches appeal as it prepares to mark 80th anniversary of end of Second World War - It wants to hear from anyone who was involved in helping protect the Cathedral during the Blitz ...

At the height of the Blitz then-prime minister Sir Winston Churchill made a rallying cry to Londoners, saying: “At all costs, St Paul’s must be saved”. A group of around 200 volunteers stepped forward ...