Plaque

Zeppelin Raid

Inscription

These premises were totally destroyed by a Zeppelin Raid during the World War on September 8th 1915.
Rebuilt 1917.
John Phillips - Governing Director

This plaque has been noted by a few people, the author Julian Barnes being one. See "Memorial hunting" on the New Visitors Page (button at top) for his (character's) comments.

Site: Zeppelin Raid (1 memorial)

EC1, Farringdon Road, 61, Zeppelin Building

Note the name of the building.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Zeppelin Raid

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World War 1

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Zeppelin airships

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Zeppelin Raid

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John Phillips

"Governing Director" presumably of the company that rebuilt the Zeppelin buil...

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