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 was the first plaque erected to a black person, in 1975.
Chosen as our featured memorial in July 2004. The decadent relationship lived by this outrageous pair has left a trail of plaques across ...
We are grateful to David Lewis, Chairman of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association for bringing this plaque to our attention. ...
Oliver Pike, 1877 - 1963, wildlife photographer and author, lived here, 1882 - 1914. Southgate District Civic Trust Enfield Grammar School
Note that that, though blue, this is not an English Heritage plaque. At Beatles in London the 'plaque committee' is given as Richard Port...
This entry discusses two pubs in Wapping, both called the Turk's Head. The Turk's Head in Wapping High Street is said to be the pub where condemned men, on their way to Execution Dock, were given ...
From the picture source website: "Prisca Coborn, the widow of a brewer, founded a School for both boys and girls in 1701, as a result of the terms of her will published in the year of her death. Th...
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