Building    From 1927 

Hughes Mansions

Categories: Architecture, Tragedy

Flats built in honour of Judge Thomas Hughes. On 27 March 1945 part of the building was destroyed by the last V2 rocket to hit London (another one fell on Orpington, Kent on the same date), killing 134 people. The damaged flats were eventually rebuilt.

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

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