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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The Latin quote is from the Roman poet Horace's Odes and translates roughly as "It is sweet and right to die for your country."
The carving on the plinth is attractive with a snake knotted into a figure of eight above the lettering, art nouveau capitals at each cor...
We wonder if erecting this plaque was part of the deal for De La Rue getting Tonga's currency printing business.