Event    From 16/7/1944  To 16/7/1944

Granville Road V1 bomb

Categories: Tragedy

Event

A V1 bomb fell on Granville Road early on a Sunday morning. 15 people were killed and 25 seriously injured. Twelve houses were destroyed and 100 others damaged.  Holy Trinity church was badly damaged. We think there was probably more than one bomb.

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Granville Road V1 bomb

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Holy Trinity Stroud Green - information board

Early in the morning of Sunday 16 July 1944 a V-1 flying bomb fell on Granvil...

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Derek Antonowitz

Derek Antonowitz

A computer consultant, killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 25. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Derek John Antonowitz was born on 7 February 1974 and he came from...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Tyburn tree

Tyburn tree

The first recorded execution here was the hanging of the champion of London's poor, William Fitz Osbern in 1196. Back then there may have been a real tree but in 1571 the 'Tyburn Tree' was erected....

Place, Execution, Law, Tragedy

5 memorials
Francis Golding

Francis Golding

Architectural expert:  honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), head of the Royal Fine Art Commission during the late 1990s and had worked on major projects such as the ...

Person, Architecture, Cyclist, Tragedy

1 memorial
Robert Wright

Robert Wright

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Dr Katharine Giles

Dr Katharine Giles

Dr Giles worked at the Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling, Department of Earth Sciences, University College London.  From her own website: "I am a NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow and my...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy

1 memorial