STUNNING pH๏τographs capturing the spirit of Christmas at wartime have been brought spectacularly back to life through vivid colourisation.
The jaw-dropping snaps show families celebrating in London bomb shelters and soldiers getting festive on frontlines as the nation rallied in the face of terror.
Among the historic images is a fascinating sH๏τ depicting families in party hats as they huddle around a table in a festively- decorated underground shelter during the Blitz.
Another picture captures two soldiers in their bunker wearing puzzled expressions as they attempt to decorate a tiny Christmas tree with strands of tangled tinsel.
While a further pH๏τo shows three gunners on New Year’s Eve as they prepare to fire a shell emblazoned with the message: “For Adolph, unhappy New Year.”
The Blitz lasted for eight months from September 1940 to May 1941.
Tragically, the raids by Nazi Germany killed 43,000 civilians.
Royston Leonard, from Cardiff, Wales, is the man who brought these incredible pH๏τos to life.
The 55-year-old electrician explained what inspired him to take on the exciting project.
He said: “The Blitz was a very hard time when life still carried on around the country.
“The pictures show that community is all that matters, not buildings or material things. Their message is that the more people try to destroy us, the more we will smile and carry on.
“I learned colourisation by trying out ideas by myself.
“I have learned so much from colourising, I feel it has helped my pH๏τography along the way.”
