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Prince of Wales pub, Stockwell

The Prince of Wales public house was at 294 Clapham Road on the corner of Paradise Road from at least 1856. On Sunday 13th October 1940 a WW2 bomb destroyed the front section of the pub killing 32 people inside.Pubwiki says "The Saloon {the back section including a billiard hall} was reopened as a lock up on 10th April 1941. Then closed because of enemy action on 29th June 1944."

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Prince of Wales pub, Stockwell

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