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Type/Postcode/Borough/Area/        Prime impact point      /Date/           Time/  Details /                  / Fatalities                       
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
BetweenTooley Street and Queen Elizabeth Street
16/06/1944
05:26
No other details available
1
V1
SE1
Southwark
Elephant
Falmouth Road
16/06/1944
09:14
This V1 struck a factory in the  Falmouth Road . The main area damaged was industrial buildings.
11
V1
SE1
Southwark
Borough
Borough High Street
junction with borough Road
18/06/1944
00:25
Number 239 Borough High Street a post office was demolished. 7-13 Great Dover Street badly damaged. Swan Street and surrounding area about 200 buildings and houses were damaged.
5
V1
SE1
Southwark
London Bridge
Tooley st E of London Bridge
18/06/1944
03:56
A 7 floor building at Cotton Wharf badly damaged. Hayes Wharf also damaged.
1
V1
SE1
Southwark
Southwark
Union st Great Guildford st Junction
19/06/1944
22:04
This serious incident occurred when a V1 hit Union Street around the Guildford Street Junction area. 48 people were killed in the explosion.  The V1 hit offices and workshops. Apart from severe damage to the buildings there was also flooding in the area due to a 36" Watermain being fractured.
49
V1
SE1
Lambeth
Waterloo
York Road by Waterloo Station
23/06/1944
09:36
The V1 destroyed general railway offices,2 air shafts an 8 car train. 100 feet of track were damaged and 5 sreets suffered severe blast damage across 400 yards square. This side of Waterloo station has been totally re-developed with post war office buildings.
6
V1
SE1
Southwark
Borough
Newington Causway
24/06/1944
06:52
Major damage to a 6 floor building used as offices. About 150 houses and other buildings damaged by blast and there were several small fires in the debris.
7
V1
SE1
Southwark
Southwark
Blackfriars Bridge Road junction with the Cut E side
25/06/1944
04:12
A 3 floor building collapsed and about 200 houses and other buildings were damaged in Blackfiars and neighbouring roads. This site is now on its 2nd post war re-development. Originally filled with a 1960's office building this has now been demolished and is being replaced with a comtemporary office development.
0
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Between Queen Elizabeth Street and Gainsford Street
01/07/1944
18:54
This serious incident occurred when the V1 expoded after hitting the Goat Public House which stood at 16, Queen Elizabeth Street. 18 people were killed
The pub was totally demolished. A 4 storey building (Horsleydown Mansions) used as 'model dwellings' was also severly damaged.
18
V1
SE1
Lambeth
Waterloo
Stamford St and Upper St
02/07/1944
04:36
6 floor building severley damaged. 150 houses and buildings damaged.
0
V1
SE1
Lambeth
Lambeth
Archbishops Park
04/07/1944
08:55
50 houses severley damaged by explosion and blast across a 250 yard square area.
2
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Lafone Street
05/07/1944
01:10
Severe damage to  a 4 floor building use as a wholsale druggist. Offices in Queen Elizabeth Street severely damage. Other officices and stores in Lafone Street and Queen Elizabeth Street also badly damaged. 2 people were injured
0
V1
SE1
Southwark
Elephant
Bath Terrace NE end and Dickens Square
13/07/1944
00:00
This V1 is shown on the bomb damage maps as having fallen at the NE end of Bath terrace. No corresponding records can be found in the Fire Brigade records so no further details are available.It is however confirmed by the casualty records found for that location on that day on the Commonwealth War Graves web site.
2
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
London Bridge
Whitesground
15/07/1944
13:48
The V1 struck the Whitesground estate in Whitesground. 7 people were killed
1 block of flats was largely destroyed and a further 1 badly damaged.
7
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Tower Bridge Road
16/07/1944
10:27
St Johns Church which had previoslyy suffered badly in the Blitz was further damaged. Model dwellings on the St Johnns Estate were also damage and there was a small fire.
2
V1
SE1
Dulwich/Camberwell
Bermondsey
Rolls Road
03/08/1944
07:20
School keepers house demolished, school and food store severe damage to surrounding property acorss a 200 yards sq area.
0
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
London Bridge
Snowfields East  end
06/08/1944
04:41
This serious incident occurred when the V1 hit a 6 flloor block of flats in Snowfields. . As well as these flats the Guiness Buldings were also damaged. 4 floor shops and flats demolished at 8-21 Snowfields.In addition 100 other houses and buildings were damaged.
16
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Queen Elizabeth st & Tooley st
11/08/1944
07:38
A range of buildings of 1 and 2 floor used as garages offices and stores suffered severe damage.
3
V1
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Riley Road Purbrook St
17/08/1944
06:22
17 houses were demolished at 41-61 and 4-54 Riley Road. 3 floor model dwellings demolished at 107-112 Riley Road. 100 houses in the vicinity were damaged.
11
V2
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Great Dover St Spurgeon St junction
04/12/1944
17:30
No other details available:
1
V2
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Earl Road/Dunton Road
04/12/1944
18:55
This V2 can only be found on the bomb damage maps. No other record can be found.
0
V2
SE1
Southwark
Southwark
Lawson St/Great Dover
14/12/1944
17:17
Major V2 incident when then Virginia Plant pub was totally destroyed.
17
V2
SE1
Southwark
Southwark
Borough High Street
22/01/1945
17:14
This serious Rocket attack was in Borough High Street Near the junction with Southwark Street. The main impact point was at 170-293 Borough High Street. 35 people were killed in the offices and workshops that occupied the site. There was a small fire in the debris.About 200 shops and other buildings were damaged by blast
35
V2
SE1
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Parkers Row
02/03/1945
23:10
55-60 and 54 Parkers Row 6 shops and flats demolished. 30 shops and flats and 60 houses, a fire station, badly damaged.Holy Trinity Church dockhead which had been previously blitzed was demolished. There was a relatively shallow crater but damage extended 500 yards in each direction. The 3 dead were priests who were in the priests house of the church. It was also reported that one of the rescuers worked upside down at great peril to himself for some hours whilst he tried to free victims from the demolished buildings.
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