FlyingBombsandRockets : London SE17 Walworth Log

V1's SE17 Walworth

SE17 was hit by 6 V1 Flying Bombs but no V2 Rockets. These killed about 43 people.
Although the numerical total of missiles is low the death rate per missile at 7.17 was higher than average
and was one of the highest in South London. 6 of the 7 incidents resulted in fatalities..
This pattern was due to the densely packed nature of the Victorian terraces in the area and is a
vindication of the policy of encouraging the Nazis to reduce the range of the V1 through false
intelligence. This policy left the inner south suburbs much better of in terms of missile strikes but the
outer suburbs such as Croydon far worse off. The lower housing density in the outer suburbs resulted in
a much lower death rate per bomb. The worst tragedy in SE17 in terms of fatalities was on the 17th July
1944 when 17 people died as a result of a V1 on Suffield Road (which is now gone but was off Manor
Place)
Much of SE17 was badly damaged by both the Blitz and V1's. This has resulted in massive post war
re-development most of it in a brutalist style.

Next area : SE19

PostCode

PostCode	Borough	Type	Area	Position	Deaths	Date	Time	Notes
SE17	Southwark	V1	Walworth	Carter st (nr Sutherland Sq) by Railway	10	23/06/1944	02:28	This V1was the first to fall in SE17. It demolished 5 houses and caused severe blast damage to surrounding property.
SE17	Southwark	V1	Walworth	Around 42 East St	5	26/06/1944	13:32	The V1 demolished 2 shops and houses and damaged property across and area of 300 yards square
SE17	Southwark	V1	Walworth	Manor Place by Railway	9	27/06/1944	22:45	The V1 demolished 6houses in Crampton Street and 4 in Manor Place.Public wash house and stores damaged in Manor Place.Railway Bridge and 2 arches damaged.300 houses and buildings damaged in Manor Place and surrounding streets
SE17	Southwark	V1	Walworth	Penrose Street	0	30/06/1944	01:12	V1 badly damaged a 3 storey building and also Penros Street Power Station.Opposite another 3 storey building badly damaged
SE17	Southwark	V1	Walworth	Suffield Road was to NW of Manor placet now gone	17	17/07/1944	05:13	V1 demolished 40 houses and damaged 150.
SE17	Southwark	V1	Walworth	Dawes st/Westmoreland St	2	20/08/1944	15:33	V1 demolished 14houses and badly damaged 50 others. LCC institute damaged in Westmoreland St.