| Last updated : 26/4/2008 |
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| V1's and V2's SE27 West Norwood |
| West Norwood SE27 was to suffer from 13 V1's and 1 sole V2. 47 People died in the area. There was some major damage to some parts of the area particulary in York Hill and Gypsy Road. The density of bombing was not, fortunately as high as many other districts. SE27 was also to experience the terror of a V2. These missiles were fairly rare so far west as they were launched from the Netherlands and when they fell short of their target it tended to be on more Easterly districts.It destroyed the church and numerous houses in Chatsworth Way (and surrounding area) .and killed 2 people |
| Information regarding V weapons in SE27 was taken from the following sources : Fire Brigade records Bomb damage maps in the London Metropolitan Archive The casualties were recorded from the Lambeth Air raid record book which is held in the Minet Library.and cross checked against the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records. |
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| Chatworth Way West Norwood The Church and a number of houses were demolished by a V2 which struck on 18th September 1944. 2 people died as a result of this missile. The 2003 picture is taken from the opposite direction. Lambeth picture is reproduced with the kind permission of London Borough of Lambeth Archives Department |
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| The houses in this 2003 picture are on the line of ruined houses beyond the half demolished church wall. Those on the left have been re-built whereas on the right there are 1960;s replacements |
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| Norwood Road by the Tulse Hill overbridge as a result of a V1 29th July 1944 which killed 6 people. This image is reproduced with the kind permission London Borough of Lambeth Archives Department |