Memorial to civilians in Kennington Park
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Memorial to civilians in Kennington Park
Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 Nov 2011
This recent stone by Maya Angelou has as an inscription around the side: "To commemorate the wartime suffering of the people of Kennington and in particular over 90 men, women and children who were killed on 15th October 1940 when a bomb destroyed an air raid shelter near this spot. Rest in peace."
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Image Location
Latitude
51.483558
Longitude
-0.110323