In memory of those who lost their lives. Lewisham train disaster, 4th December 1957. This plaque has been made possible by the help and co-operation of News Shopper, Connex, Network Rail and Francis Chappell & Sons.
SE13, Lewisham Main Line Station, Ticket Hall
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www,plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Lewisham train disaster
The colision actually happened at St John's station, one stop to the north-we...
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Lewisham train disaster
Funeral directors in South London and Kent. Formerly a family firm, now owned...
Government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in G...
London County Council Thomas Wakley, 1795 - 1862, reformer and founder of "The Lancet" lived here.
Rudolf Nureyev, 1938 - 1993, ballet dancer, lived here. English Heritage
English Heritage Edith Cavell, 1865 - 1915, pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium and heroine of the Great War, trained and worked here, 1...
Walter de la Mare OM, CH, 1873 - 1956, poet and novelist, lived here 1912 - 1956. The London Borough of Bromley
Greater London Council Sir Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955, discoverer of penicillin, lived here.
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