Erection date: 7/11/2014
{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Captain John Vallentin, the South Staffordshire Regiment, 7th November 1914.
SE1, Lambeth Road, St Mary's Gardens
The plaque is laid in the ground, to the right in our photo. The building which now houses the Garden Museum used to be St Mary at Lambeth church. These gardens, in the photo, were created in 1932 as a result of the building of a new Lambeth Bridge.
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John Vallentin VC
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John Vallentin VC
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A London Inheritance has a photo of this plaque shortly after its unveiling on a remaining wall of a bombed building.
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We don't need to comment on the placement of the railings and the sensitivity of those responsible, do we?
The plaque has a metal post immediately in front of it, making it impossible to take a clear photograph.
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