When the outbreak of Second War War in 1939 occurred, Piper was officially appointed by the War Artists Advisory Committee to ‘capture the effects of the war on the British landscape’. The devastation of the Blitz was easily assimilated to Piper's personal interest in old ruined buildings. Unfortunately, he had lost his eldest brother in the First World War making the work more personal and particularly poignant which enabled him to respond with his deepest emotion, revealing his inner turmoil. In the years which he travelled the country, he captured the atmosphere of places, showing what people normally don’t see. These scenes do not always directly relate to bomb-damage but reflect, in Piper's unique way, a sense of loss and nostalgia which