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Croydon victims of WW2

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Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Croydon victims of WW2

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Croydon Minster war memorial - plaque

"God created man to be immortal" is from the Wisdom of Solomon 2:23.

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Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Paris

The agreement in which Britain acknowledged the United States to be sovereign and independent. Drafted in 1782 and effective from 12 May 1784.  The 6 men named on the memorial were the representati...

Event, Peace, France, USA

1 memorial
Crimean War

Crimean War

War between Russia and an alliance of France, Germany, Britain, Turkey and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Major battles include those at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, where they still occasionally find ...

Event, Armed Forces, Crimea, Russia, Turkey

6 memorials
Kennington Park air-raid

Kennington Park air-raid

Following the outbreak of World War II, there was a variety of designs for shelters designed to protect the populace from air-raids. For those who didn't have Anderson or Morrison shelters or acces...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
Silvertown explosion

Silvertown explosion

The chemical factory was built in 1893 by Brunner Mond. In 1915 the War Office took over part of it (the northern section, we think, where Banyan Court now is) to produce TNT in what was known to b...

Event, Tragedy

2 memorials