This plaque has been placed here in memory of the 45 people who lost their lives in the Castle public house on the 19th April 1941 during a World War II bomb attack.
SW15, Brewhouse Lane, 3
The Castle plaque is the lower of the three near the camera. The Cromwell plaque is just visible, one window bay to the left of the woman facing the camera.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Castle pub WW2 bomb
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45 people lost their lives in the Castle public house during a World War II b...
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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Castle pub WW2 bomb
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Left to right: Cons, Martineau, Hubback, Baylis. In our photo the pedestrian has just walked past Baylis. These mosaics are on the Maufe...
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