In memory of the 134 men women and children who were killed March 27 1945 when at 7.21 am a V2 rocket bomb exploded at this place Hughes Mansions Vallance Road.
This inscription has been placed at the site of the destroyed buildings.
E1, Vallance Road, Hughes Mansions
The plaque is in the rear courtyard/garden of Hughes Mansions.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hughes Mansions
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