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.
John Passmore Edwards, 1823 - 1911, journalist, editor and builder of free public libraries, lived here. English Heritage
Robert Edward Ryder, VC, 1895 - 1978. Born here on the 17th December 1895. Awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery and i...
Royal Garrison Church of St. George, destroyed by flying bomb on 13th July 1944. Consecrated ground preserved as a memorial garden and co...
Birthplace in 1873 of Dr. Alfred Salter, Quaker and first Labour M.P. for Bermondsey. A tireless crusader against sickness and poverty.
Unveiled 25 November 2000, the 30th anniversary of the commemorated event. Invited guests included the Culture Secretary Chris Smith MP, ...
She was born as Eleanor Jane Portal on 13 May 1854 in Oakley, Basingstoke, Hampshire, the second daughter and the third of the seven children of Sir William Spencer Portal, 1st Baronet (1822-1905) ...
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