The Prince of Wales public house was at 294 Clapham Road on the corner of Paradise Road from at least 1856. On Sunday 13th October 1940 a WW2 bomb destroyed the front section of the pub killing 32 people inside. says "The Saloon {the back section including a billiard hall} was reopened as a lock up on 10th April 1941. Then closed because of enemy action on 29th June 1944."
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Prince of Wales pub, Stockwell
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Prince of Wales WW2 bomb
We think this plaque was installed c.2012, to replace the lost one. We are pu...
Prince of Wales WW2 bomb - lost
Our image comes from Paradise Memorial Garden. SarfLondonDunc informs that t...
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St Olave Church, Tooley Street
Founded in the eleventh century in memory of St Olaf. The original building, shown in this 1647 drawing by Wenceslaus Hollar, survived until 1734 and was then rebuilt to the designs of Henry Flitcr...
2 memorials
St Nicholas Deptford
A church has existed on the site since at least Saxon times. Work on the present building began in 1697 and was completed in 1714. It was virtually destroyed in an air-raid in World War II. The sku...
1 memorial
St Benet Gracechurch
Name derives from the nearby hay (or grass) market. Lost in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1876.
1 memorial
St Mary's Hospital Medical School
Founded as part of the new hospital in Paddington. It merged with Imperial College in 1988 and again with the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1997. Notable alumni include Sir Alexan...
1 memorial
Brixton Theatre
Theatre designed by Frank Matcham. It had a capacity of 1,504, and was home to plays, small touring productions, and Christmas pantomimes. It was renamed the Melville Theatre in 1940, but was destr...
1 memorial
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