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V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Streatham High Road
by Streatham railway station		 16/06/1944 01:52 This was the first V1 to strike SW16 and caused substantial damage  It possible to detect some post war rebuilding and repairs to the buildings around the station. 0
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The Guards chapel
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Penrith street
Half way down around number 21		 18/06/1944 No further details available 2
The Aldwych
Victoria Station
SW16 Wandsworth Streatham PathfIeld Road (around number 23) by Rotherhill Avenue junction 18/06/1944 00:48 The V1 demolished 1 house and badly damaged a further 6. 2
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Clockhouse
Lewisham Market
SW16 Croydon Norbury Stanford Road Westminster sports ground 18/06/1944 01:06 The V1  caused slight damage to surrounding property. 0
V1
Doodlebug summer
SW16 Croydon Norbury London Road around number 1591 20/06/1944 04:09 The V1 caused major damage to shops and flats in the vicinity and blast damage across 1/4 mile square. There was also a medium sized fire in the debris 1
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Hughes Mansions
The Last Winter of the war
New Cross Woolworths
SW16 Croydon Norbury Hatch Road around number 61 22/06/1944 00:00 No further details available 6
V1
Smithfield Market
SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Valleyfield Road Opposite end of Harborough Road 22/06/1944 06:35 No further details available 0
V1
SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Sherwood Avenue/Gleniser Park Road around number 26 22/06/1944 18:40 No further details available. 8
V1
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Lewin Road Barrow Road Halfway down 23/06/1944 06:55 According to the Fire brigade 5 house were demolished. But according to the Streatham Guardian numbers 69-85 were eventualy demolished and replaced with flats. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Pollards Hill East around number 13 24/06/1944 08:00 The V1  demolished 4 houses. There was also severe blast damage to surrounding properties. 4
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Thrale Road 26/06/1944 15:52 The V1 totally demolished 2 houses. There was severe damage across a wide area which was recorded in detail by the Fire Brigade. This was :Pentwortham Road,Pendle Road, Pretoria Road. Abbotsleigh Road,Aldrington Road,Faylands Avenue,Moyser Road. Nimrod Road,Ribblesdale road,Ullathorne Road,Mitcham Lane. 8
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Green Lanes 27/06/1944 20:30 The V1 caused slight damage to surrounding property. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Pollards Hill South around number 103 29/06/1944 08:06 This V1  demolished 2 houses. There was severe blast damge to a further 20 houses. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Sherwood St/Helmsdale Road junction SE quadrant 29/06/1944 19:53 10 houses were demolished and there was a small fire in the debris as a result of this V1. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Hoadly Road  east side 30/06/1944 10:25 The V1 demolished . 1 house and 15 badly damaged. There was a lesser degree of damage over a particulary wide area, as reported by the Fire Brigade. The damaged houses were rebuilt in a sympathetic style and it is today difficult to detect the damage that was caused. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Aldrington Road 01/07/1944 22:00 The V1 demolished 1 house and there was severe damage to surrounding property. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Besley St by Streatham to Tooting Railway around number 40 03/07/1944 04:57 The V1 demolished . 4 houses  and there was major damage to surrounding property. 4
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Between Northanger and Buckleigh Road 03/07/1944 15:42 The V1  demolished 2 houses. There was severe damage to surrounding property. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Norbury Crescent (165) 04/07/1944 00:00 This V1 incident could not be found be found in the Fire Brigade records but was identified due to the casualties recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The deaths all seem to have occurred at 165 Norbury Crescent. 6
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Leigham Vale South end on Bend at around number 1 05/07/1944 00:34 The V1 demolished 4 houses and damaged 30 others. There area was re-deveopled in the 1960's with shops and housing. 2
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Streatham High Road around Lewin Road Junction 05/07/1944 14:51 The V1 demolished  4 shops and flats .. The site today is still undeveloped and is surrounded by advertising hordings. 1
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury 129 Norbury Crescent 05/07/1944 21:24 The 2nd V1 to Strike Norbury Crescent in 2 days and it demolished 12 houses. And caused severe blast damage to surrounding property. 1
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Abercairn Road by railway 07/07/1944 15:42 The V1 struck Abercairn Road by the railway. A timber shed was burned and 200 feet of rail track severley damaged. 15 houses were also severley damaged and 40 damaged to a lesser degree. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Oakdale Road around number 9Grasmere Road 08/07/1944 21:37 The V1  demolished 5 houses and badly damaged a further 30. 6
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Streatham Vale Sherwood avenue/Bridgwood Road 10/07/1944 14:46 The V1 demolished 5 houses and badly damaged a further 40. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Pollards Hill Golf Course 11/07/1944 14:42 The V1  caused slight damage to about 30 houses. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Pollards Hill South 12/07/1944 07:25 This was the 2nd V1 to strike Pollards Hill South. It demolished 12 houses and caused severe damaged to a further 30. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Streatham Common Opposite end of Deerhurst Road 13/07/1944 18:57 The V1 fell on open ground. About 30 houses suffered some blast damage. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Pollards Hill South around number 53 16/07/1944 04:32 The 3rd V1 in Pollards Hill South. It demolished 4 houses and caused further blast damage to properties previously affected by another Flying Bomb. 1
V1 SW16 Croydon Upper Norwood Covington Way 18/07/1944 01:13 The V1  badly damaged 30 houses. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Upper Norwood Gibsons Hill around number 62 21/07/1944 04:33 This V1  demolished 4 houses and caused severe damage to a further 20. The road has been sympathetically restored and the blast damage area is difficult to detect. 1
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Hopton Road Half way down East Side 21/07/1944 20:28 This V1  demolished 6 houses and badly damaged a further 30. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Oakdale Road (around number 1)Madeira Road 23/07/1944 01:19 This V1 demolished 3 houses and caused severe damage to a further 30. 4
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Pollards Hill Golf Course 27/07/1944 21:26 This was the 2nd V1 to strike Pollards Hill Golf Course. 20 houses were damaged by blast. 30 houses which had been damaged by a previous V1 sufferered further damage. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Leigham Court Road Opposite St Peter Church 01/08/1944 06:59 This V1  demolished 2 houses.8 houses and st Peters Church were badly damaged. This part of Leigham Court Road has been re-developed with flats in the 1960's. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Norbury Crescent (176) 02/08/1944 06:25 This was the 3rd V1 in Norbury Crescent .It demolished 5 houses. 30 more were badly damaged. 5
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Pendle Road around number 121 03/08/1944 03:08 This V1 demolished 4 houses and partly demolished a further 16. Much damage to surrounding property. 12
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Abbotsleigh Road Half way up East side 03/08/1944 09:15 The V1 struck demolished 2 houses. 20 more were badly damaged. 0
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Moyser Road around number 36 05/08/1944 04:42 This V1  demolished 14 houses. 40 more were badly damaged. 2
V1 SW16 Wandsworth Streatham Aldrington Road 06/08/1944 17:11 This V1  demolished 2 houses and partly demolished 6 more. A gas main was fractured. It also caused damage in Ullathorne Road and Faylands Road. 0
V1 SW16 Croydon Norbury Avenue Road around number 14 19/09/1944 00:00 This V1 was picked up from the Commonwealth War Graves Web Site but was not recorded by the Fire Brigade. 1