Memorial

Columbia Market - WW2

Plaque

Source: Copyright Geoffrey Twist

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Current Location

In the rose garden, Ravenscroft Park, Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, E2 7NN, England

TQ 33855 82855

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 70487
Description: A granite plaque laid flat on a base in a flower bed. The dedication is written in raised black lettering.
Inscription: IN MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN A BOMB PENETRATED/ THE COLUMBIA MARKET AIR RAID SHELTER / 7 SEPTEMBER 1940/ (Names)/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED THROUGH THEIR WOUNDS/ AFTER 7 SEPTEMBER 1940

Maker(s): C.W. Sears, Mason
Sponsor Type: private,public
Sponsored By: The plaque was funded through public funding and donations which included the families involved. The cost of the lettering was donated by the mason.
Maintenance History: This memorial was unveiled in September 2015.

Unveiled

7 September 2015

John Biggs, Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets

Plaque

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good