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The SW2 area of London covers parts of Brixton, Streatham Hill and Tulse HillI. It was struck by 21 V1's which killed about 83 people. There were no V2' attacks.  The Streatham Hill area suffered 5 V1's in very close proximity. These were in Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill opposite the end of Wyatt Park Road, Streatham Hill by Barhill Road, Barcombe Avenue and Downton Avenue The effect of the blast in this limited area was substantial with few buildings escaping any damage.The worst incident in SW2 was at a rest centre in Acre Lane which was hit by a Flying bomb on 28th June. The centre was used to assist people previously bombed out of their houses and tragically 25 die

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The Tragedy at Acre
Lane opposite Lambeth
Town Hall 28th June
1944 which killed 25
people. This image is
reproduced with the kind
permission of  London
Borough of Lambeth
Archives Department

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This is the Streatham Hill theatre from Barhill Road after a V1 hit it on 3rd July

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Beechdale Road Brixton after a V1 attack on the 23rd June 1944

Twenty-five years ago, driven by a desire to understand how these weapons shaped modern London, I embarked on a deep-dive research project. After hundreds of hours of investigation, I published my findings here. The V1 Flying Bomb and V2 Rocket represent a pivotal chapter in London’s history, and I am pleased to share this research with fellow history enthusiasts.

Flyingbombsandrockets.com

V1 Flying bomb
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