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
We think this plaque was installed c.2012, to replace the lost one. We are pu...
Our image comes from Paradise Memorial Garden. SarfLondonDunc informs that t...
Considered to be the world's first circus ring. Erected in 1769 on the site o...
Garraway claimed to be the first to sell tea to the public, but not, as far a...
We can find no image of the Drill Hall but have found a "Drill Shed" on a 188...
