ww2 Archives - Brockley SE4

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

The Atkins Siblings and the Guards Chapel Tragedy: Remembering the Largest V1 Bombing Loss of Life, 18th June 1944

Nov

2024

Amy Atkins, born 17 April 1871 Woman Clark-Board of Education aged 73 Philip Atkins 17 Feb 1874. Retired Bank Clark, Bank of England, aged 70Both the Atkins, brother and sister, died on the 18th June 1944, in the bombing of the Royal Military Chapel Wellington Barracks. Known as the Guards Chapel. Bird Cage Walk, just a ...

Brockley’s most important contribution to the D-Day landings

Jun

2019

The most important local contribution to the invasion of Europe was made indirectly by William Potter Stone & Co., plumbers of Malpas Road. Frank Stone (1913-2004), a partner in the firm and the son of the founder, was born in Brockley, and was an old boy of Mantle Road School and Addey and Stanhope. He ...

Commonwealth War Graves Tour

Nov

2015

Commonwealth War Graves Tour 22/11/15 2pm to 3:30pm, meet Ladywell ChapelOur next guided walk will concentrate on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries as part of their Living Memory Project. . We are also intending to have a small relevant display of photos and other information in the Ladywell Chapel ...