As the country marks the 70th anniversary of VE Day, a series of photos show what life was like in Barnet during the Second World War.

Shared by Joanna Biddolph, who lives in Chiswick, the photos show the aftermath of the Blitz, and her family in the forces. 

They include shots of her mother, Eileen Reynolds, and her uncle Tony Reynolds, who fought in the RAF and lived in Golders Green.

Her grandfather, Arthur James Reynolds, built houses across Barnet, including the Manor Hall Estate in Hendon, which was badly hit, as shown by the photos.

Also a resident of Golders Green, he served as Mayor of Hendon from 1935 to 1937, and his photo hangs in Hendon Town Hall.

In his memoirs, Mr Reynolds, who died in 1963, wrote of the Second World War: “World War Two. What a calamity! Just as we were on top of the world! A grand organisation with a wonderful staff!

“Our office staff and our workmen were soon called up for service. Building work very soon came to a standstill. The properties we had built did not escape bombs by any means.”