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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Prince of Wales WW2 bomb
We think this plaque was installed c.2012, to replace the lost one. We are pu...
Prince of Wales WW2 bomb - lost
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John Wesley Seale
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Councillor E. Schleich
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