WW2 Stretchers Become Railings

These look like ordinary railings But they weren’t always These are ARP stretchers from WW2 London Once Used to Carry Thousands of Wounded Civilians in the Blitz 600,000 stretchers were built of steel, they could be quickly disinfected if gas attacks occur After the war, millions of these were left unused So they were turned into railings They are still standing as a silent memorial to city’s past

The video begins with ordinary-looking black railings in London, then reveals through archival photographs that they were made from steel ARP stretchers used to carry wounded civilians during the Blitz. After the war, millions of unused stretchers were repurposed as railings, which now stand as a quiet memorial to the city’s past. Herbert Rehbein’s orchestral easy-listening song “The World We Knew (Over and Over)” gives the historical reveal a wistful, sentimental mood, making the transformation feel both surprising and poignant.

♪ Herbert Rehbein — The World We Knew (Over and Over) [with His Orchestra]

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