Memorial
Peabody Estate - WW2 Air Raid
Peabody Estate - WW2 Air Raid
Source: Copyright Mark Riley
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Current Location
On ground floor wall of Block L, Peabody Buidings Block L, John Fisher Street, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, E1 8HB, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 34127 80691
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 39889
- Description
- Black marble plaque fixed to the exterior of ground floor wall of Block L. The plaque records the names and ages of 66 residents and visitors killed by a WW2 air raid.
- Inscription
- Erected/ To the memory of the victims of the Air-Raid/on Peabody Estate Whitechapel on 8th September 1940/ RESIDENTS/ (Names)/ VISITORS/ (Names)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 78
- Died
- 78
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, age of death, addresses for the visitors
- Maker(s)
MESSRS A ELFES & SONS, Designer
MESSRS A ELFES & SONS, Mason
- Sponsor Type
- corporate
Ceremonies
Unveiled
21st December 1995
Relatives and friends of the victims
- Custodian
- Peabody Trust
Components
- Tablet
Height: 9400mm
Width: 1520mm
Made from: Marble - Black
Condition: Good
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 160167
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