The wartime suffering of the people of Kennington in particular over 50 men women and children who were killed on 15th October 1940 when a bomb destroyed an air raid shelter in Kennington Park.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Kennington people, war-time suffering
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Kennington Park air-raid
The Friends say "The air raid shelters were actually on the south field of th...
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Evening Standard
Founded as The Standard it was first printed at 5 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars. May 2024: Londonist reported: "Evening Standard To End Its Daily Newspaper ... the Standard's new-look weekly will...
3 memorials
Burma Star Association
Organisation which relieves need, hardship or distress among men and women who served in the British and allied forces, and the nursing services in the Burma Campaign in WW2. Membership is restrict...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Established in 1911 as the National Bureau for Promoting the General Welfare of the Deaf by Leo Bonn, this organisation's name has evolved somewhat over time.
2 memorials
Elizabeth Taylor
Actor. Born Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor of American parents at Heathwood, 8 Wildwood Road, Hampstead. Fearing the outbreak of war, her family moved to America in 1939. She was seen as a potential fil...
1 memorial
Putney Pest House Charity
SW15, Commondale
Faded London have done some great research on the history behind this plaque.
16 subjects commemorated
William Shakespeare
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the 23rd, the same date as his death, but all that is actually known is that he was baptised 3 days later, on the 26th. Even...
47 memorials
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