New Cross V2 Rocket Attack - metal plaque

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War - civilians

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 26th November 1994
Attended by: Gurbakhsh Garcha, Mayor of Lewisham, and Joan Ruddock MP

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

12140

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Current location

277-281
Iceland Store
New Cross Road
New Cross
Lewisham
Greater London
SE14 6AS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 36297 76982
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Rectangular metal plaque with black lettering on the wall of the Iceland store (formerly Woolworth's) in New Cross Road. Note: there is a more recent (2009) London Borough of Lewisham maroon round aluminium plaque commemorating the same attack on the same wall - see record 63287.

Inscription

REMEMBERING WOOLWORTHS/ 168 PEOPLE KILLED/ IN BRITAIN'S WORST V2 ATTACK/ 26TH NOVEMBER 1944/ DEPTFORD HISTORY GROUP 1994

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height C 150 mm, width C 230 mm
Materials: Metal

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Lewisham War Memorials: lewishamwarmemorials.wikidot.com/memorial:new-cross-woolworths-v2-memorial
Sunday Telegraph 27 Nov.1994
London Remembers: www.londonremembers.com/memorials/new-cross-v2-attack-plaque-1

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