Erection date: 1948
Inscription
This portion of the building was destroyed by German bombing on the night of 27th September 1940, restored in 1948.
Site: War damage (1 memorial)
EC1, Rosebery Square, Rosebery Avenue, 40W-51W
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
war damage
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