10 World War II memorials commemorating lost Londoners

10 World War II memorials commemorating lost Londoners – A recap…

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Before heading on to our next Wednesday series, here’s a recap of our last….

1. Balham Underground Station…

2. Kennington Park air raid shelter…

3. Coronation Avenue bombing…

4. Following the Leader (Memorial to the Children Killed in the Blitz)…

5. The Stairway to Heaven Memorial, Bethnal Green…

6. Stainer Street Arch bombing…

7. First V1 rocket to strike London…

8. First V2 rocket to strike London…

9. Wedding party memorial, Camberwell Green…

10. Blitz Memorial (Memorial to the Civilians of East London)

10 World War II memorials commemorating Londoners – 10. Blitz Memorial (Memorial to the Civilians of East London)…

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This evocative memorial, which stands on the north bank of the River Thames at Wapping, is designed to show the figure (or rather the absence of the figure) of a dove.

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10 World War II memorials commemorating Londoners – 9. Wedding party memorial, Camberwell Green…

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This rather poignant monument stands in a park above where an air raid shelter once stood in which a wedding party, 13 people in total, lost their lives in late 1940.

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10 World War II memorials commemorating Londoners…8. First V2 rocket to strike London…

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The first V2 rocket to strike London hit Chiswick in west London in September, 1944.

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