The Black Prince was a brilliant medieval war lord who lived 1330 - 1376. His two most famous victories were at the battles of Crecy (1346), when he was only 16, and Poitiers (1356), where King John of France was captured. As the son of Edward III the Black Prince was heir to the throne of England, but died before his father. The road has been named after him, because the Black Prince owned and extended Kennington Manor, which has remained the property of the monarch's eldest son to this day.
Site: Black Prince Road ceramics (13 memorials)
SE11, Black Prince Road, Tunnel underneath railway bridge
These lovely ceramics plaques were installed some time in or before 2008. There are 12 oval ceramics of which 7 nos 1-7) are mosaic and represent Edward the Black Prince (or used to, see below). Two (nos 9, 10) provide explanatory texts; 4 (nos 7, 8, 11, 12) are based on Doulton designs.
At some point before August 2020 one of the Black Prince plaques was replaced with one representing Black Lives Matter.
We have numbered the plaques starting from the south-east corner of the tunnel, along the southern wall and then back along the northern wall, finishing at the north-east corner.
Have a close look at plaque number 8. There's a little medallion stuck into the cement at the top. We have identified this as a , a . The cement above plaque 10 looks as if it also used to have something stuck to it. The knight on horseback image is spot-on topic for the Black Prince-themed display, but we can only guess who attached the coin(s) or why.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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