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V1 SE14 deptford Brockley Drakefell Road North Side around number 75 23/06/1944 06:51 This was the first V1 to fall in the SE14 area. It badly damaged 20 houses and caused further damage to property in Kitto Road,Pepys Road, Avignon Road, Aspinal Road and St Asaphs Road.  The impact site has been re-developed with some very interestingly designed houses. 0
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V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross To West of St Donatts Road  in Goldsmiths grounds 26/06/1944 15:17 This V1 fell in the grounds of Goldsmiths College to the West of St Donatts Road. . Severe damage was caused to 3 houses. Further damage caused to property bounded by Lewisham Way, New Cross Road, St James Road, Barriedale Road and Shardloes Road. 0
The Guards chapel
The Aldwych
Victoria Station
Clockhouse
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Coldblow Lane 27/06/1944 02:40 This Flying Bomb exploded in Coldblow Lane near the railway. 100 yards of railway track and embankment were badly damaged. A signal box and railway cottage also damaged as was surrounding property in Coldblow Lane and Archangle Wharf 0
Lewisham Market
Doodlebug summer
Hughes Mansions
The Last Winter of the war
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Coldblow Lane 02/07/1944 02:22 The further V1 in Coldblow Lane caused severe damage to 80 yards of railway track and further damage to surrounding property. It left a large crater and damaged 20 railway wagons. 0
New Cross Woolworths
Smithfield Market
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Between Queens Road and Besson St 03/07/1944 03:48 The V1 struck between Queens Road and Besson Street. .3 houses were demolished. 32 houses in Queens Road,Kender Street and Besson Street were badly damaged. 1
V1 SE14 Deptford Telegraph Hill Drakefell Road around number 36 04/07/1944 23:57 This V1 struck Drakfell Road. .. 4 people died in the attack. 34-40 Drakefell Road were totally demolished. Damage to properties in an area bounded by Bousfield Road, Arbuthnot Road, Waller Road, Kitton Road, Avignon Road, St Asaphs Road. Site has been re-developed with 1960's local authority housing 4
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Coldblow lane 07/07/1944 14:35 This is the third V1 to be recorded as having struck Coldblow Lane.  The Flying Bomb fell on railway property but caused damaged in Brocklehurst Street and Hunsdon road 0
V1 SE14 Deptford Telegraph Hill Erlanger Road north End 12/07/1944 08:51 This V1 struck at the North End of Erlanger Road.. 7 houses were badly damaged in Erlanger Road and surrounding property in Queens Road,Pepys Road, Arbuthnot Road and Rural place suffered some damage 0
V1 SE14 Deptford Deptford Arklow Road East Side 12/07/1944 16:50 The V1 fell on the East side of Arklow Road.  40 yards of railway track were damaged. houses were demolished. A railway shed and the remainder of houses in Arklow and Kerry road were damaged. 0
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Ommaney Road/Jernigham Road W of Junction 20/07/1944 06:40 This V1 struck in Ommaney Road to the west of the Jerngham Road junction.  4 houses were demolished in Omaney Road. Property in area bounded by Jerningham Road,Pepys Road and New Cross Road suffered some damage. 1
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross New Cross gate station 21/07/1944 04:50 This V1 struck in Railway property  behind Goodwood Road. 50 feet of railway track and 2 trucks suffered severe damage as did 2 empty passenger trains. Surrounding property bounded by Brocklehurst Street , New Cross Road and Goodwood Road suffered some damage. No deaths are recorded. 0
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Between New Cross Road and Achillies St 01/08/1944 14:16 The V1 struck between New Cross Road and Achillies Street. . A 4 floor rug factory and 5 houses were demolished. There was a small fire in the debris. All properties in Achillies Street, New Cross Road,Pagnell Street, Clifton Rise suffered severe damage. Properties in Walpole Road and Lewisham Road suffered slight damage. 8
V1 SE14 Deptford New Cross Troutbeck Road Halfway down 02/08/1944 06:31 This V1 hit Troutbeck Road about half way down. . 4 houses were demolished. There was severe damage to 30 houses and a tram depot. Property in the area bounded by Musgrove Road and New Cross Road suffered slight damage. 4
V1 SE14 Deptford Brockley Millmark Grove 06/08/1944 04:09 This Flying Bomb struck in Millmark Grove .It demolished 16 houses and fractured a gas main. A further 80 houses suffered severe damage. Property in area bounded by Shardloes Road,Vesta Road,Endwell Road,Brockley Cross were slightly damaged. 2
V1 SE14 Deptford Deptford At Milton court Road and Vansittart st junction 28/10/1944 00:00 This V1 is shown on the bomb damage maps as striking around the junction of Milton Court Road and Vansittart Street. No record can be found in the Fire Brigade logs so no further information can be provided.  The amount of re-development in this area would tend to confirm a Flying Bomb strike. It may be that the V1 fell in the 1st September 1944-31stDecember 1944 period which the Fire Brigade Records are missing for. Its existence is however confirmed by a casualty record at this address on the Commonwealth War Graves web site 1
V2 SE14 Deptford New Cross Railway Grove Angus Street 28/10/1944 11:11 This V2 struck Railway Grove near Angus Street. It airburst over Woolwich leaving bits of debris onto Blackheath and then crashed to earth near New Cross Station. 8 people were killed and 57 injured. Survivors and dead removed from the ruins of more than 40 houses. Visitng the area today it is totally transformed. The streets of Victorian terrace housing have totally disappeared at this point to be replaced by a recreation ground. 7
V2 SE14 Lewisham Brockley Corner of Shardloes and St Donatts Road 01/11/1944 18:32 This serious incident occurred when a V2 Rocket struck the corner of Shardloes and St Donatts Road.. A dozen terraced houses were destroyed and the tram track was torn up. 35 people died in the blast. The area today has been re-developed as a housing estate. 36
v2 SE14 Deptford New Cross 25/11/1944 12:26 This horrific incident was the worst of the entire V weapon attacks. 168 people were killed when a V2 rocket struck the Woolworths store in New Cross High street.  The casualty total has been taken from the Woolworths memorial web site. The whole block of buildings has been re-built and is now occupied by an Iceland and carries a memorial plaque. 168
New Cross High Street
V2 SE14 Deptford Telegraph Hill Kitto Road around 66. 06/01/1945 13:43 The V2 struck at around 66 Kito Road. 10 houses and a church were demolished and a further 20 houses suffered severe damage. Property in Gallatly Road Arbuthnot Road Pepys Road and Drakfell Road suffered slight damage. 1
V2 SE14 Deptford New Cross Trundley Road 07/03/1945 03:20 This very serious incident happened when a V2 Rocket fell between two blocks of flats called Folkestone Gardens in Trundley Road. 52 people died in the explosion. Both blocks of flats were destroyed as were 5 houses. There were 2 small fires. All property in area Sanford st,Knoyle st,rolt st slight damage. 10 shops and houses in trundleys rd severe damage. 8 railway arches used as spinning mills slight damage .The Folkestone Gardens flats belonged to the Southern Railway most if not all of the casualties were railway employees or their dependents. The site today is a small park. 53