Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day IN9140 Vale of Health

Vale of Health

depicting the orchestra and Madame Weichsel on a balcony

The Alaunia is under repair in the newly complete dry dock

From Reid's Views of Westminster and London VOL

Made in fifteen copper sections

Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day IN9140 Vale of HealthPiccadilly 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