Flying Bombs and Rockets : SW4 & 9 Clapham & Stockwell Incident Log
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V1 & V2 Incident Logs
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Clapham common
at mount pond		 17/06/1944 18:35 V1 fell on Clapham Common near Mount Pond. No damage is reported 0
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V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Clapham Common
South Side		 21/06/1944 01:45 The V1 fell on the South side of Clapham Common. Some damage to surrounding property . 0
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V1 SW9 Lambeth Stockwell Stockwell Park Road by Lorn Road 22/06/1944 06:58 V1 in Stockwell Park Road by L orn Road. 11
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Clapham Common 22/06/1944 08:45 V1 fell on open ground on Clapham Common,some damage to surrounding properties. 1
The Guards chapel
The Aldwych
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Acre lane/Ellerslie st (now industrial estate) 24/06/1944 07:00 The V1 fell in Ellerslie St. It is reported that "Back buildings" and 50 houses were damaged by blast.  The site has been re-developed as an industrial estate 5
Victoria Station
Clockhouse
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Studley Road 25/06/1944 00:36 The V1 fell in Studley Road. 10 houses were demolished and 30 severely damaged. 0
Lewisham Market
Doodlebug summer
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Kepler Road 25/06/1944 03:56 One of 2 V1's that fell in this area. 12 houses were demolished in Kepler Road, 20 badly damaged in Kepler Road and 12 in Solon New Road. The area has been totally re-developed as a housing estate 7
Hughes Mansions
The Last Winter of the war
New Cross Woolworths
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Gauden Road 27/06/1944 00:20 1 of 2 V1's in Gauden Road. I cannot ascertain which date matches which location. One fell at the Station end, the other on the North side by Broomfield Road junction. 11
Smithfield Market
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Gauden Road 28/06/1944 13:50 2nd of 2 V1's in Gauden Road. I cannot ascertain which date matches with location. One fell at the Station end, the other on the North side by Broomfield Road junction. 1
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Paradise Road 29/06/1944 12:06 The V1 fell in Paradise Road and hit a gasometer at the South Metropolitan gas company 0
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Sandmere Road 01/07/1944 14:10 The 2nd of 2 V1's that fell in this area. Very little details were recorded. The area has been totally re-developed as a housing estate. 0
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Old Town/Downdes Cottages 02/07/1944 01:34 The V1 struck Downders cottages demolishing 20 houses and causing severe damage to 30 others. 0
V1 SW9 Lambeth Clapham Clapham Road clapham north 10/07/1944 02:55 The V1 hit Clapham Road opposite Clapham North Tube. 6 houses were demolished and 20 houses and a Church severely damaged. The area has been re-developed as a housing estate and the church re-built 4
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Lesser Avenue Postition between Lessar and Cautley avenues half way up 13/07/1944 10:55 The V1 struck Lesser Avenue and demolished 20 houses and caused severe damage to 20 others. There was a small fire in the debris. 2
V1 SW9 Lambeth Brixton Rumsey road between Benedict and Speenham Road 16/07/1944 07:47 The V1 struck in Rumsey Rooad. 12 houses were demolished and 40 damaged. 5
V1 SW9 Lambeth Kennington Brixton Road Cambewell New Road junction SE Quadr 16/07/1944 10:25 The V1 struck Brixton Road and Camberwell New Road. A range of buildings used as wokrooms,office and stores suffered severe damage 2
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham    Cavendish Road/Trouville Road 19/07/1944 01:31 The V1 fell in Cavendish Road and demolished 6 houses and caused severe damage to 20 others. . The area has been re-developed with a housing estate 0
V1 SW9 Lambeth Brixton BarringtonRoad/Loughborough Road 24/07/1944 00:25 V1 in Barrington Road. No casualties reported.
2 houses demolished and 40 damaged
an ews brick and steel dam damaged by blast.		 0
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Kings Avenue at Clarence road junction 27/07/1944 01:44 The V1 fell at the junction of Kings Avenue and Clarence Road. It demolished 12 flats and 40 houses and also caused much damage to Queenswood court. This building has tell tale metal window frames which were installed as replacements. 3
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Paradise Road Clarence walk junction SW quad 29/07/1944 00:20 The V1 fell in Paradise Road. Stockwell Methodist Church Hall was damaged. 1
V1 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Clapham Common West side 03/08/1944 03:12 V1 on open ground on Clapham Common. Slight damage to surrounding property . 0
V1 SW9 Lambeth Kennington Patmos Road/Lothian Street 10/08/1944 21:09 The V1 hit Patmos Road and Lothian Street.8 houses were demolished and 30 badly damaged. 5
V1 SW4 Lambeth Stockwell Studley Road 20/08/1944 14:18 The second V1 to fall in Studley Road.. 10 houses demolished and 30 suffered severe damage. 3
V1 SW9 Lambeth Brixton Manor House Road/Sidney Road 27/08/1944 07:18 The V1 hit Manor house road.  20 houses demolished and 30 damaged. 4
V2 SW4 Lambeth Clapham Clapham Common 08/01/1945 18:27 The V2 fell on Clapham Common near the Pavement. No casualties are reported but the following damage is listed : 30 houses and a factory damaged on North side
60 houses and shops damaged on South Side
65 houses and shops damaged  in Clapham High st
20 houses and shops damaged in the Pavement		 0
V2 SW4 Lambeth Clapham West side Rodenhurst Road 26/01/1945 10:45 The V2 fell in Rodenhurst Road. No casualties were reported but the following damage is listed :
4 houses demolished in Rodenhurst rd
44 flats slight damage at Poynders court
65 flats slight damage at Poynders gdns
45 houses sllight damage at Elms Crescent
8 houses severe damage Trouvill Road + 45 slight damage
There is much post war development at this point including some unusual 2 storey pre-fabs		 0
Last updated 10th June 2005