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Polish Navy Headquarters

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On the page for Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands we list the memorials for other countries who set up WW2 HQs in London. 

Penge war memorial

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In our photo you may be able to see the many poppies on the railings behind the cross - all have been knitted. Columbine's plaque is laid into the...

PC Alfred Smith

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Mackenzie Road V2 rocket

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Loughton WW2 civilian deaths

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 Loughton Town Council informs that the police station is on the site of the bomb which killed Mr Platten and two others.

London Welsh Rugby Club

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English Heritage's 'Played in London' has this building described as "Old Deer Park sports ground pavilion. Two storey brick and concrete modern fl...

Maida Vale Studios

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Lauderdale Road Synagogue - 3 plaques

W9

The war memorial can be seen in our photo.  All three plaques are clustered at the corner of the building closest to our camera. The Montefiore fou...

John Joseph Sims VC

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A walk through this cemetery in c.1870 is described on pages 52-57 of May Sinclair’s 1919 novel ‘Mary Olivier: A Life’.  Mary is taken by her mothe...

Harrow clock

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For almost 4 years during WW2, while their buildings were occupied in war work, Malvern College was housed with Harrow School, which nowadays appea...