PEOPLE OF LONDON WW2

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Reference WMO/159051

Address:

St Paul's Cathedral Churchyard

City of London

London

EC4M 8AD

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Stone Limestone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A block of Irish limestone with a disc on top with inscription and a further inscription in gold lettering around its circumference. Remembers Londoners killed in the Blitz. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of London West Walk:: The Blitz (“lightning” in German) is usually associated with the 76 consecutive nights of bombing by the Germans from 7th September 1940 to 10th May 1941. But air raids continued throughout the war and 30,000 Londoners are said to have died as a result. On the first night 348 bombers escorted by 617 fighters attacked London, on the last night, the worst, 3000 Londoners were killed. The Blitz was also associated with the use of London’s underground railway as shelter where up to 177,000 people took refuge especially at night when raids were more likely. This simple memorial is made from a 3 ton block of Irish Limestone and positioned alongside the cathedral to reflect the wartime images of St Pauls unscathed image against the devastation around. The Queen Mother had visited many of the worst bomb sites in the war and helped organise meals for homeless people. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Route:
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REMEMBER BEFORE GOD THE PEOPLE OF LONDON 1939 — 1945. In War resolution, in defeat defiance, in victory magnanimity. in peace goodwill.

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