This plaque commemorates the fifty-one people killed by a V1 flying bomb which landed on the market place in Lewisham High Street on the 28th June 1944, installed by the generous support of Marks and Spencer.
This brass plaque on the pavement had become badly worn and a new one was erected on a nearby wall.
SE13, Lewisham High Street, 122, Marks and Spencer
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lewisham V1 rocket attack - original
The worst V1 attack on South London. The rocket struck the busy street market...
The V1 and V2 rockets were developed as a reaction to the heavy allied bombin...
This page brings together all the memorials that we have for civilians killed...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lewisham V1 rocket attack - original
Retail group specialising in clothing and food, founded by Michael Marks and ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lewisham V1 rocket attack - original
Plaque unveiled by Heidi Alexander, M.P. for Lewisham East, and Councillor Al...
This plaque is smaller than usual and not the expected ceramic. We think it was erected in 2013 and might be a glossy or plasticised pape...
The plaque is not on Belair House itself which is set a long way back, but on the gatehouse which is on the road.
While the plaque is in Holland Street, the address is 56 Hornton Street.
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
The plaque 's singular "Field" is interesting but incorrect.
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