In this chapel the armed forces of the United States of America held divine service during the Great War of 1939 to 1945 and gave thanks to God for the victory of the Allies.
W1, South Audley Street
Built in 1730 this chapel provided the architectural model for many New England churches.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Grosvenor Chapel
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
During WW2 the US armed forces worshipped at the Grosvenor Chapel and partied...
John Richard Archer 1863 - 1932, Mayor of Battersea, 1913 - 1914 (first black London mayor) had a photography shop and lived here, 1918 -...
Friends meeting house. This building was the Peckham meeting house of the Society of Friends 1835 - 1962, attended by eminent quakers inc...
The base can be seen in our photo immediately behind the 'open book' which is the replacement memorial.
Thomas Attwood, 1765 - 1838, composer and organist at St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal, lived and died here. Erected by the Wheel...
This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London Imperial Volunteers in the same campaign. The plaques are n...
Comedian and comic writer. Born Barnes. Achieved national fame as Pa Glum in 'Take It From Here', as the headmaster in 'Whack-O!' and on the radio quiz show that he devised 'Does the Team Think?'...
Born Isaac Leslie Belisha in London. Politician. His widowed mother married Sir Adair Hore in 1912, and the surnames were merged. Entered parliament as a Liberal in 1923, and became minister of tra...
The large archway through which the piped river still occasionally flows into the Thames is actually slightly to the north-east of this p...
Site of the Jolly Sailor Inn, South Norwood's first public building, 1810. People for Portland Road
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