Plaque

Millstream House - plaque

Erection date: 1947

Inscription

The northwest corner of this building was destroyed by bombs on the 14th October 1940 and rebuilt in 1947.
This stone and the the gargoyle above were taken from a part of the Houses of Parliament also damaged in the air raids.

The plaque seems to be attempting to justify the presence here of these bits of the Houses of Parliament with a connection between the two buildings - they were both damaged in WW2 air raids!  

We have contacted both Southwark Council and the Houses of Parliament in an attempt to find out why this governmental bomb debris finished up on a block of flats in Bermondsey, but have had no response.

It's most likely that the gargoyle and stone became available on 10/11 May 1941 when the House of Commons was badly damaged. See our House of Commons page for details of other liberated lumps of Parliamentary stone that found other homes.

Site: Millstream House (2 memorials)

SE16, Jamaica Road, Millstream House

The plaque is near the base of the building, directly below the gargoyle.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Millstream House - plaque

Subjects commemorated i

House of Commons

The palace of Westminster has been the home of Parliament since a meeting the...

Read More

Houses of Parliament

Also known as the Palace of Westminster, it comprises the House of Commons an...

Read More

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...

Read More

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Millstream House - plaque

Also at this site i

Millstream House - gargoyle

Millstream House - gargoyle

See the plaque at this site for more details.

Read More

Nearby Memorials

John By

John By

SE1, Albert Embankment

2022: The The Historical Society of Ottawa contacted us with "We recently (re)discovered the plaque to Colonel John By featured on your w...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Emmeline Pankhurst and daughters

Emmeline Pankhurst and daughters

WC1, Bernard Street, Principal London Hotel

Unveiled by by Dr Helen Pankhurst, Sylvia's great granddaughter.

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Grayling Square

Grayling Square

E2, Grayling Square

See St Peter's Close.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Jim Marshall - wrong location

Jim Marshall - wrong location

W7, Uxbridge Road, 147

The plaque was unveiled by Brian Poole (of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes). Poole wrote "This is where Jim’s first shop was and on the day...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
PP - 3R - Cambridge

PP - 3R - Cambridge

EC1, Edward Street

This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators