Liverpool marks 75th anniversary of May Blitz

For more than 75 years it has stood as a silent memorial to the World War II Blitz on Liverpool.

Known as the "bombed out church" it is a time warp that acts as the people's memorial to the city that suffered more enemy bombing missions than anywhere in Britain outside of London.

Crowds gathered Friday night to watch a dramatic sound and light display that brought the war-time raids back to life.

The show, Out of the Darkness, is transforming St Luke's Church in the city center over this weekend as a sound and light display takes over the bombed out church, marking the 75th anniversary of the May Blitz.

Taking place each evening from 9-10 p.m., Friday to Sunday, projections are being beamed onto the roofless-church, with its church tower clock locked in time.

A rolling 10-minute film features dramatic archive footage and images is accompanied by a haunting soundtrack of drones, and first-hand accounts of those terrifying nights.

Schools and community groups have made more than 2,000 stained glass lanterns which illuminate the inside and outside of the building, representing some of the lives that were lost during one of the country's worst bombing periods of the Second World War.

Liverpool's Director of Culture, Claire McColgan, said: "It was important we do something to mark this pivotal date in the city's history, and Out of the Darkness is particularly poignant as May 6 marks 75 years since St Luke's was hit by an incendiary device."

The event has been created by innovative artists METRO-BOULOT-DODO (MBD) who specialize in designing art experiences which transform buildings into emotive and engaging spaces for the audience. Endit