Memorial
Prudential Building Hull May 1941 Blitz
Plaque
Source: Copyright Mark Littler
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Current Location
Located outside 1/5 King Edward Street (junction of Paragon Street and King Edward Street)., Queen Victoria Square, Kingston Upon Hull, Kingston Upon Hull, HU1 3RL, England
OS Grid Reference
TA 09594 28808
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 103800
- Description
- Square metal plaque with Prudential emblem set in pavement.
- Inscription
- HULL CIVIC SOCIETY/ Here stood the tower of the/ PRUDENTIAL BUILDING/ [by Waterhouse and Son]/ until destroyed in the/ 1941 May blitz when, in/ two nights, 420 people/ were killed in Hull and/ 350 were badly injured/ PRUDENTIAL
- War
- Second World War - civilians
- Maker(s)
Ceremonies
- Custodian
- Hull Civic Society
Components
- Plaque
Height: c 500mm
Width: c 500mm
Made from: Metal
Condition: Good