Erection date: 1919
Inscription
This building was partly destroyed by German aircraft on the 18th December 1917. Restoration completed 1919.
Site: German damage at St John's Lane (1 memorial)
EC1, St John's Lane, 28
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
German damage at St John's Lane
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