The Prince of Wales public house was at 294 Clapham Road on the corner of Paradise Road from at least 1856. On Sunday 13th October 1940 a WW2 bomb destroyed the front section of the pub killing 32 people inside.Pubwiki says "The Saloon {the back section including a billiard hall} was reopened as a lock up on 10th April 1941. Then closed because of enemy action on 29th June 1944."
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Prince of Wales pub, Stockwell
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Prince of Wales WW2 bomb
We think this plaque was installed c.2012, to replace the lost one. We are pu...
Prince of Wales WW2 bomb - lost
Our image comes from Paradise Memorial Garden. SarfLondonDunc informs that t...
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St Mary Rotherhithe watch-house
The building, situated close to the church of St Mary the Virgin, was used by a watchman or constable whose job was to to look out for wrongdoers; particularly grave-robbers or 'Resurrection Men' a...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Queen's Head Inn, Southwark
Coaching Inn. It's origin is uncertain, but in the 15th century it was owned by the Poynings family and was known as the Crossed Keys or Crowned Keys. It may have been renamed in honour of Queen El...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Bell Moor house, Hampstead
On this site four cottages were built in 1810-20: Albion House, Bell-Moor, Hurst Lodge and Harrow Cottage. In 1820 Sir John Jackson, director of the East India Co., died in Bell-moor. In 1875-80 Th...
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