In WW2 each local council was responsible for setting up the local ARP to protect civilians from air raids. ARP Wardens were important members, enforcing the blackout, sounding the alarms, etc.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Air Raid Precautions (ARP)
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Abbey Road Depot - WW2 ARP members lost
Bill Wallis is described on the plaque as 'ARP Stretcher Bearer'. Which we ta...
ARP Depot - Harrow Green School
The school had closed in 1932 so the buildings must have been an obvious choi...
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Tower Hamlets Mission
Information about this site before the Mission arrived, from the "Black History Walk, Aldgate to Stepney Green"Â pdf: "On this site in the 18th century stood a inn called the White Raven Tavern. ......
2 memorials
Bethnal Green and East London Housing Association / Gateway
From British History on-line: "The Bethnal Green and East London Housing Association was formed in 1926 by an Industrial Housing Fellowship Group. It was supported by the Poplar Ruridecanal {sic} C...
3 memorials
St Vincent's Boys' Home
St Vincent’s Home for Destitute Boys was established in 1859 at what is now Shepherd’s Bush Road, Hammersmith. It was managed by some members of the St Vincent de Paul Society. Accepted Roman Catho...
1 memorial
North Islington Infant Welfare Centre and School for Mothers
Founded by Florence Keen. Â 1983 renamed 'Manor Gardens Centre'.
2 memorials
1 memorial
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