The Flambards Britain in the Blitz, was the first exhibition of its kind in the UK and was opened in 1984 by Dame Vera Lynn who was heard to say "Yes! This is exactly how it was," whilst wandering through the blitzed street.  Since then, hundreds of thousands of people who lived through those perilous years from 1939-1945 have echoed Dame Vera Lynn's words.  The sights, the sounds and the smells evoke so many memories.  Younger people, seeing the devastation and deprivation for the first time, simply marvel that their parents or grandparents coped with the grim reality of war-time day to day living.

Despite the damage it's business as usual in the shops and pub. It's dusk and the streets are dark. Around you families are settling down for the night in the certain knowledge that within a few hours the air raid sirens will sound and the bombing will start. Look into the Anderson Shelter as a mother tucks up her children - her husband is away at the front line. Will her house survive the night? Experience the suspense of the Doodlebug bomb as its engine cuts out and it glides towards its target.

Everything possible has been done to match the realism of a World War 2 blitzed street but for the sake of safety and the fact that the presentation would be impossible in complete darkness, a little subdued lighting has been sanctioned. This genuine re-creation of the blitzed streets of WW2 is sure to give you a real insight into the real hardship and struggle in such tough and difficult times.