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Harrow clock, WW2

Erection date: 1950

Inscription

{In the corners outside the clock faces:}
1942 - 1946

Site: Harrow clock (2 memorials)

HA1, West Street

For almost 4 years during WW2, while their buildings were occupied in war work, Malvern College was housed with Harrow School, which nowadays appears to occupy most of Harrow, but its central buildings are here.

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World War 2

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Malvern College

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Harrow clock, WW2 - plaque

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