| The small SE4 postcode was badly damaged by 17 V1 Flying bombs and 5 V2 Rockets. As a result at least 92 people died. |
| SE4 Brockley |
| Brockley rise 1944 - the road was damaged by V1's and V2's on repeated occasions |
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| Type | PostCode | Oldborough | Area | Positioning | Date | Time | Publish_text | Deaths |
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| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Brockley Road near end of Whitbread Road East end |
16/06/1944 | 02:30 | This was the first of 5 V1's that were to fall in a small area of Brockley causing extensive damage. . Much re-development around the Whitbread Road/Brockley Road Junction is apparent.- its also caused major damage to the Mortuary chapel in Brockley cemetry | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Dalrymple Road/Brockley Road junction | 19/06/1944 | 22:06 | The second of 5 V1's to fall in a concentrated area of Brockley. Numbers 2-34 Dalrymple Road and 5-15 Beechcroft Road suffered severe damage. There was extensive damage to surrounding property in Whitbread Road,Howson Road,Comerford Road,Merritt Road,Brockley Road,Hazledon Road,Holdenby Road. Extensive post-war re-development is apparent at this point. | 1 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Ewhurst Road (Crofton Park Road/Sevenoaks Road junction) |
23/06/1944 | 02:15 | Extensive damage to properties in Ewhurst Road, Crofton Park Road,Salehurst Road,Stilness Road,Manwood Road,Glynde Road,Bexhill Road,Brightling Road,Sevenoaks Road,Otford Crescent,Horsmondon Road | 3 |
| V1 | SE4 | Deptford | Brockley | Endwell Road Railway bridge/Brockley Cross | 24/06/1944 | 07:23 | 6 shops were severely damaged. All property in the boundaries of Geoffrey Road,Upper brockley Road,Vulcan Road,Vest Road,Sprules Road,Drakefell Road and Mantle Road slightly damaged | 2 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Junction Avignon and Aspinall Road | 29/06/1944 | 22:27 | It is recorded that 1-39 and 10-40 Avignon Road were demolished,2-8 severely damaged. Property in area bounded by St Asaphs Road,Ivydale Road,Finland Road,Revelon Road damaged. | 3 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Braxfield Road/Commerford Road | 03/07/1944 | 08:40 | The 3rd of 5 V1's that were to fall in an already devastated part of Brockley. .59-73 and 6-76 Braxfield Road Severely damaged 43-57,4--58 Braxfield damaged 1a-41,2-40 Braxfield Road/35-325 Brockely Road/280-308 Brockley Road/30-32 Dalrymple Road/1-33 Howson Road/Slightly Damaged. 26-80 Hoswon Road Damaged. |
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| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Frensbury Road junction with St Norberts Road | 06/07/1944 | 03:50 | Nine blocks of flats severely damaged and surrounding property in the boundaries of Brockley Way Turnham Road St Noberts Road slightly damaged . | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Junction Breakspeare Road/Harefield Road NE quadrant | 06/07/1944 | 14:34 | It is reported that "1-77 & 79 Breakspere Road Severely damage 88-130/81-91/60-86/61-79/93-147 Breakspeare Road Damaged 29-59/42-58 Breakspeare Road slight damaged St Peter Church Hall 87-97Cranfield Road slight damaged 37-63/63-82 Wickham Road slightly damaged 40-110 25-79 Tressillian Road Slightly damaged 2-16-1-13 Tressillian Crescent Slightly damaged 1-11 /2-16 Drake Road Slightly damaged |
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| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Turnham Road | 11/07/1944 | 13:07 | This V1 struck in Turnham Road close to one 5 days earlier and causing further damage to the same blocks of flats. No deaths are recorded. The area of blast extended to Brockley Way, Turnham Road and St Norberts Road | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | North side Hilly fields by Crescent | 15/07/1944 | 15:48 | "The Homestead" Hilly fields cres severe damage 8 houses in Hilly fields cres severe damage 5 houses in Hillyfields cres damaged 112 houses in Cliffview rd,Trywhitt rd, Tressillan cres, Crescent way, Montague ave slight damage. The post war rebuilding houses is Hillyfields Crescent can clearly be seen |
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| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Whitbread Road East end | 18/07/1944 | 04:56 | The 4th of 5 V1's to strike the already badly Whitebread Road area of Brockley. .7 houses demolished and 40 severe damage 40 houses damaged in Whitbread rd 6 demolished and 20 severe damage 20 damaged in Comerford 2 severe damage in Brockely Road Catholic church and school damaged in Howson rd. The area shows extensive signs of post war re-development |
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| V1 | SE4 | Deptford | Brockley | Whitbread Road Road | 19/07/1944 | 08:40 | The 5th of 5 V1's that fell on this shattered part of Brockley. It struck at a similar point to the one the previous day. There was further damage to Whitbread Road,Comerford Road,Brockley Road,Howson Road,Dalrympe Road. | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Arica Road Halfway down | 27/07/1944 | 21:35 | A 3 inch water main and sewer were badly damaged. Property in St Norberts Road,Brockley Crescens and St asaphs Road were slightly damaged.Property In Arica Road Badly damaged | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Deptford | Brockley | Half way along Cranfield Road by Railway | 27/07/1944 | 17:56 | 2 houses demolished and 20 severe damage in Cranfield Road 10 houses severe damage in GeoffreyRoad Property in Cranfield Road Geofrey Road Brockley Cross Manor rd,Wickham rd damaged |
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| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Guys Hospital Athletic Groundf | 27/07/1944 | 15:25 | A pavilion and grand stand were damaged. Properties bounded by Stilness Road, Crofton Park\Road,Stendon Road,SevenoaksRoad were damaged. | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | LBSCR Railway by Brockley Way (was footpath then) | 02/08/1944 | 08:34 | Railway embankment demolished and 1 x 4 floor block of flats and one surface shelter damaged. Surrounding property in Turnham rd,Brockley Way, St Norberts Rd ,slight damage | 0 |
| V1 | SE4 | Deptford | Brockley | North End Endwell Road | 16/08/1944 | 18:32 | .6 houses demolished 45 damaged rail embankment damaged surrounding property in Vesta rd,sprules rd,millmark grove,brockley cross slight damage | 9 |
| V2 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Adelaide Avenue corner of Eastern Road | 17/09/1944 | 18:56 | This was the first of 5 V2 rockets that struck SE4 causing grave loss of life. 14 people were killed and 29 seriously injured. 5 members of the same family died in the same house. The blast area can clearly be seen today indicated by the footprint of post-war re-development at this point. | 14 |
| V2 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Between Finland and Revelon Road | 02/02/1945 | 08:22 | This extremely serious incident happened when the V2 rocket fell in the gardens between Finland Road and Revelon Road. 20 houses were demolished and 30 suffered severe damage.The dead in this attack included 5 members of the same family. The damage extended to an area bounded by Revelon Road, Accacia Road,Mantle Road, Avignon Road. The area of the blast damage is clearly seen as the line of housing in Finland and Revelon Roads isinterrupted by a post war school site | 34 |
| V2 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Marnock Road Brockley Grove Junction | 11/02/1945 | 22:00 | Demolished 26 houses….14 dead 69 injured….train lost all its windows as it was travelling through Crofton park station. Area bounded by Darfield rd,Brockley rd,Brockley grove,Brockley Hall rd,Bearsted rise,Horsmonden rd,Sevenoaks rd,Crofton park rd…slight damage. Extensive post war re-building can be seen around this point. |
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| V2 | SE4 | Deptford | Brockley | Wickham Road by S side Wickham Gardens | 11/03/1945 | 20:04 | 8 houses demolished and 70 severely damaged in Wickham Road,and Brockley Road.4 houses demolished 20 severe damaged in Wickham gardens 100 houses slight damage in Breakspear and Harefield rds 60 houses slight damage in Cranfield Road 3 shops and 4 houses slight damage in Caulgate st 6 shops 80 houses slight damage in Foxberry Road 40 houses slight damage in Harecort rd 6 shops and 100 houses slight damage in Brockley rd. The are bounded by Wickham Gardens,Brockley Road and Wickham Road has been completely re-developed as a housing estate. The effect of the V2 is starkly illustrated in Wickham gardens where the original Victorian houses remain on the North Side but on the damaged south side they have been totally replaced by 1960's flats. |
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| V2 | SE4 | Lewisham | Brockley | Crofton Park Station | 23/03/1945 | 02:20 | This V2 airburst over Crofton Park station. Debris was scattered widely and a fire was caused at the station by either an alcohol or peroxide tank. pArt of the station roof was damaged. | 0 |