VE Day Street Party in St Albans, 1945.

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Monochrome photographic print showing a VE Day party in St Albans in 1945, exact location unknown. VE or Victory in Europe Day, was on May 8, 1945. This was when the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, and marked the end of the Second World War in Europe. Celebrations were held accross the UK, and street parties like this one were common, though rationing of food and clothing meant that the hardships of wartime continued even after the war had ended.

1945

PX9508veDay.tif

CD 915

Amy Cooke

3) MoStA Archive Room

St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

24/09/2008