London SW11 was hit by 24 V1 Flying Bombs and 2 V2 Rockets.which killed 110 people |
V1 & V2 logs SW11 Battersea |
PostCode |
Borough |
Type |
Area |
Position |
Deaths |
Date |
Time |
Notes |
SW11 |
battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
St Johns Hill by Plough way |
1 |
17/06/1944 |
16:00 |
This was the first V1in Battersea and
it demolished 2 shops and houses at 84-86 StJohns
Hill. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
The junction of the |
3 |
18/06/1944 |
05:42 |
V1 Destroyed 110 High St and also
damaged a van and some timber |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
9 |
21/06/1944 |
01:03 |
The V1 demolished 6 houses and
damaged 20 others |
SW11 |
Wandsworth |
V1 |
wandsworth |
|
0 |
21/06/1944 |
02:29 |
This V1 was reported by the Fire
Brigade in the |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
Honeywell Road Between Honeywell and |
6 |
23/06/1944 |
18:55 |
V1 destroyed 8 houses and badly
damaged a further 20 |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
0 |
27/06/1944 |
00:11 |
V1 fell in the park on open ground
but caused slight damage to a block of flats |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
2 |
30/06/1944 |
18:16 |
V1 demolished 10 houses and badly
damaged a further 40 |
SW11 |
battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
0 |
01/07/1944 |
06:35 |
A range of buildings covering 11
acres damaged by blast and fire. 400 gallons of oil destroyed by fire or
flowed into river |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
battersea |
|
1 |
01/07/1944 |
23:26 |
V1 demolished 10 houses and badly
damaged a further |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
0 |
03/07/1944 |
06:30 |
V1 in |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
Chatfield Road To North of Road right
by |
0 |
04/07/1944 |
01:05 |
V1 destroyed a petrol store |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
0 |
05/07/1944 |
05:05 |
20 houses damaged by blast. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
2 |
10/07/1944 |
02:42 |
8 houses demolished and 20 seriously
damaged. Slight damage to surrounding property. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Clapham |
Sisters Avenue,half
way up |
4 |
11/07/1944 |
19:38 |
8 houses demolished and 20 seriously
damaged. Slight damage to surrounding property. Site can clearly be seen as
the line of Victorian housing is filled with '60s replacement. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
2 |
13/07/1944 |
10:15 |
Works hit. 60 tons of oil and 200
gallons of turps destroyed and a range of buildings
severely damaged. 7 barges on the |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
Batten st Between Batten and |
16 |
16/07/1944 |
10:25 |
Serous V1 incident .12 houses
demolished and 30 seriously damaged. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
4 |
16/07/1944 |
19:26 |
20 houses demolished and 40 seriously
damaged. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
|
4 |
17/07/1944 |
06:30 |
V1 demolished 20 houses and caused
severe damage to 40 others |
SW11 |
Wandsworth |
V1 |
Wandsworth |
Eslspeth Road Lavender Hill: Between north ends of Espeth
road and lavender gardens |
6 |
19/07/1944 |
07:58 |
V1 demolished 6 houses and badly
damaged 20 more.2 3 floor office buildings damaged by explosion and fire |
SW11 |
Wandsworth |
V1 |
Wandsworth |
|
0 |
19/07/1944 |
17:37 |
No damage recorded |
SW11 |
Wandsworth |
V1 |
Wandsworth |
|
0 |
21/07/1944 |
01:42 |
V1 hit gun site in park.Paint store destroyed. 5 nissen
huts demolished. Severe damage to officers mess and
canteen. |
sw11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
Battersea Reach |
0 |
29/07/1944 |
00:16 |
Factories,wharves and NFS premises suffered slight damage. Barge holed and sunk |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
Battersea Reach |
0 |
01/08/1944 |
14:14 |
Derelict sailing barge holed and sunk.Wharves surrounding property and pipe lines slight
damage. |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V1 |
Battersea |
Lavender Hill East Side Mossbury Road junction |
28 |
17/08/1944 |
15:30 |
Very serious V1 incident. 17 shops
and dwellings demolishe,20 shops and dwellings damaged.Small
fire in Debris.Gas and Water mains fractured. |
SW11 |
battersea |
V2 |
Battersea |
|
5 |
21/11/1944 |
23:14 |
No Fire Brigade records are available
for this period so there are no damage details recorded.The
date of the incident was found in the V2 log in the Blitz Then and now volume
3, and also confirmed by casualty records on the CWG web site |
SW11 |
Battersea |
V2 |
Battersea |
|
17 |
27/01/1945 |
16:04 |
Serious V2 Rocket attack 20 houses
demolished, 50 badly damaged. |