Plaque

Prince of Wales WW2 bomb

Inscription

A memorial garden of coffin-shaped beds used to commemorate the site of the Prince of Wales public house on Paradise Road. On Sunday 13th October 1940 during World War II, a bomb exploded at the site killing many of those inside.

We think this plaque was installed c.2012, to replace the lost one. We are puzzled by the reference to "coffin-shaped beds". Flowerbeds, presumably but even so, a bit morbid. There is no sign of these any more so we wonder what the garden used to look like and when it was relaid.

Site: Prince of Wales WW2 bomb (2 memorials)

SW9, Clapham Road, 294

From Paradise Memorial Garden: "According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database, 32 people died at 294 Clapham Road on 13 October 1940. The dead included five husband-and-wife couples and one mother-and-daughter. Judging from the names of the casualties, The Prince of Wales may have been an Irish pub or at least popular with the Irish community." PMG goes on to list the names of the dead with some information about each one.

The black stone plaque replaced the bronze one what it was stolen.

What do you think of the large 1950s development that has replaced the pub and a long stretch of Clapham Road? Low rise with pillared arcades set back around a green area, with pedestrian access to the street behind - all nicely done. Just a pity there are so many closed shops and parked cars.

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:
Prince of Wales WW2 bomb

Subjects commemorated i

Prince of Wales pub, Stockwell

The Prince of Wales public house was at 294 Clapham Road on the corner of Par...

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:
Prince of Wales WW2 bomb

Also at this site i

Prince of Wales WW2 bomb - lost

Prince of Wales WW2 bomb - lost

Our image comes from Paradise Memorial Garden. SarfLondonDunc informs that t...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Lloyd's of London war memorial plaque

Lloyd's of London war memorial plaque

EC3, Leadenhall Street, 12

This arch was the entrance to Lloyd's 1928 building. 37 feet high, of Portland stone, it was retained and now, rather incongruously, sits...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

Battle of Lewisham - Plaque

SE14, New Cross Road, 323, New Cross Inn

The plaque is on the brick wall to the right of the pub. The photo on our page for the Battle was taken right in front of this pub.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Queen Mary's pool

Queen Mary's pool

SW18, Fairfield Street

Sounds like an amazing turnout, but we wonder who actually counted all those people. The pool has been filled in, and we reckon from the ...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
River Tyburn - SW1

River Tyburn - SW1

SW1, Thames Path

The large archway through which the piped river still occasionally flows into the Thames is actually slightly to the north-east of this p...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Founders' Hall - Lothbury

Founders' Hall - Lothbury

EC2, Lothbury, 5

We believe that, for all the livery companies, their Halls should be named with the apostrophe (if any) after the "s" and so this should ...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

Previously viewed

Frank Adamson

Frank Adamson

Member of the Ealing District Council in 1899. Frank Adamson was born on 25 May 1832 in Chiswick, Middlesex (now Greater London), a son of Thomas Henry Adamson (1799-1871) and Ann Adamson née Unde...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Henry Williamson

Henry Williamson

Writer. Born at 66 Braxfield Road, Brockley. His best known work, 'Tarka the Otter' was published in 1927. He attended the Nuremberg rally in Berlin and saw Adolf Hitler as a source of good for his...

Person, Literature, Germany

1 memorial