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Plaque

Coronation Avenue bombing

Erection date: 16/5/2011

Inscription

Coronation Avenue
In memory of over 160 people who died when a high explosive bomb fell on this building during the Blitz on 13th October 1940.

Plaque unveiled by the broadcaster George Alagiah, a local resident.

Site: Coronation Avenue bombing (1 memorial)

N16, Victorian Road, Junction with Stoke Newington Road

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk

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Coronation Avenue bombing

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