Chislehurst Caves
People came from across London and north west Kent to shelter here during the Blitz. At the height of the bombardment between October 1940 and July 1941 thousands used the cave system each night,
The London Borough of Bromley
BR7, Old Hill, Caveside Close
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chislehurst Caves
'Caves' is a misnomer, as they are entirely man-made chalk and flint mines. T...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Chislehurst Caves
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
This plaque was rededicated to the memory of the two firemen in a ceremony on 16 April 2011.
Prior to about 1840 this site was occupied by Wellington Cricket Ground.  The almshouses were built as part of a complex of buildings inc...
The wonderful A London Inheritance have a 1982 photo of the area before the current buildings were erectred. Â It shows the crane and LEP'...
Marylebone Cricket Club This plaque was unveiled by Colin Cowdrey, President, on 1st June 1987 to mark the bi-centenary of the first mat...
George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) 1903 - 1950, lived and worked here as senior master of the former Hawthorn High School for Boys, April ...
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