91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

German civilian internees

Erection date: 4/6/2000

Inscription

{Around the map of Europe:}
Anglo-German Family History Society

1914 - 1919
This plaque was placed here on Sunday 4 June 2000 by member of the Anglo-German Family History Society to remember over 17,000 German and other civilian prisoners of war interned at Alexandra Palace between 1914 and 1919, in particular those who died during that period.

Site: BBC Tower & German civilian internees (2 memorials)

N22, South Terrace

The plaques are on the south face of the tower, either side of the entrance. reported that in the WW2 Blitz (while BBC radio was off air) this mast was used to baffle the German bombers - "it transmitted in the right frequency range to confuse the navigators".

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
German civilian internees

Subjects commemorated i

German internees at Alexandra Palace - WW1

These were not members of the German armed forces, they were Germans living i...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
German civilian internees

Created by i

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
German civilian internees

Also at this site i

BBC Tower

BBC Tower

The BBC (who else?) have a good post about their time here. Pity this plaque ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Bedford College & E Jesser Reid

Bedford College & E Jesser Reid

WC1, Bedford Square, 48

Bedford College for Women University of London, founded here in 1849 by Elizabeth Jesser Reid.

2 subjects commemorated
Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz

W1, Queen Anne Street, 58

Greater London Council Hector Berlioz, 1803 - 1869, composer, stayed here in 1851.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Dan Parkes at St John's

Dan Parkes at St John's

EC1, St John's Lane, 33, Watchmaker Court

The plaques read left to right chronological by birth date. We've taken the dates on each plaque to be date of birth and date of death bu...

1 subject commemorated
Rookfield Garden Village

Rookfield Garden Village

N10, Cranmore Way

{On the small plaque:} To mark the centenary of Rookfield Garden Village Ltd incorporated 28th August 1913. {On the larger plaque} Willi...

2 subjects commemorated
St Andrew's Place Medical Precinct

St Andrew's Place Medical Precinct

NW1, St Andrew's Place, Royal College of Physicians

St Andrew's Place Medical Precinct was opened by Her Majesty The Queen, Visitor, The Royal College of Physicians, 11 June 1986

2 creators