1940 Air Raids

The following is a list of air raids in the Borough of Lewisham where fatalities or injuries occurred. This is not a complete list of all the air raids in the Borough during WW2. Please note the deaths at the local hospital mostly are people dying later after a raid and not because the hospital itself was hit incidents marked with * were raids

17 Apr	Malpas Road, Brockley
11 May	Endwell Road
6 Sept	Lynsted Gardens
7 Sept	Engleheart Road, Lewisham Road, Limes Grove, Medusa Road, Reaston Street, South-Eastern Hospital * see Albert George Dolphin GC, South Park Crescent, Sportsbank Street, Sydenham Road, Walerand Road and Zampa Road
8 Sept	Blessington Road and Merritt Road
9 Sept	Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, Broadmead, Bellingham, Comerford Road, Crescent Way and Leahurst Road
10 Sept	Longhurst Road, Manor Road and Perry Vale, Forest Hill
11 Sept	Albion Way, Public Shelter Albion Way, Baring Road, Grove Park, Dermody Road, Ennersdale Road, Evelyn Street, Gilmore Road, Hawkins House, Hither Green Railway Station, Jerrard Street, Vansittart Street and Wellmeadow Road.
12 Sept	Hawkins House, Honor Oak Road, Horniman Drive, Lewisham Hospital, Loampit Vale, Longhill Road, and Watney's Brewery, Thurston Road
13 Sept	Upper Brockley Road and Vulcan Road
16 Sept	Brownhill Road, Camplin Street, Culverley Road, Howson Road and London Road
17 Sept	ARP Post Brookehowse/Firhill Roads, Brownhill Road, Catford Cricket Ground, Conisborough Crescent, Dacre Park, Davenport Road, Grierson Road, Ladywell Park, Lee Park, Blackheath, Overdown Road and Penerley Road
18 Sept	Dowanhill Road, Downham Way, Farmstead Road, Salehurst Road and Vansittart Street
19 Sept	Bradford Road, Bromley Road and South-Eastern Hospital for Children
20 Sept	Adolphus Street and New Cross Road
21 Sept	Boone Street and Milton Court Road
22 Sept	Burnt Ash Road and Lee Road
23 Sept	Foxberry Road
24 Sept	Longton Grove
25 Sept	Taunton Road
27 Sept	Dennett's Road and Queen's Leaze, Taymont Rise
29 Sept	Grierson Road and Lewisham Hospital
30 Sept	Ladies of Mary Convent, Mayow Road, Forest Hill
2 Oct	Arica Road
4 Oct	Briant Street, Kender Grove and Sandbourne Road
5 Oct	Brockley Cross, Foxwell Street, Outside Goldsmiths College, Lewisham High Street, Lewisham Way and Pagnell Street
7 Oct	Brockley Road, Barriedale, New Cross and Wickham Road
8 Oct	Lovelinch Streetn
9 Oct	New Cross and Snead Street
10 Oct	Avondale House, Old Kent Road and South-Eastern Hospital
11 Oct	Willshaw Street
12 Oct	Childeric Road, Clifton Rise, Childers Street Evelyn Street, Ambulance in New Cross Road and Shere Road
13 Oct	Brockley Cross, Endwell Road, New Cross Gate and New Cross Road
15 Oct	Airy Street, Dennett's Road, Drakefell Road, Gellatly Road, Revelon Road, Linchmere Road and Longhurst Road
16 Oct	Breakspears Road and Springrice Road
17 Oct	Adelaide Road, Brockbank, Brockley Road, Chudleigh Road, Cliffview Road, Eliot Place, Ladywell Road, Lewisham High Street, Luxmore Street, Overcliff Road, Reculver Road and xWickham Road
18 Oct	Bryden Grove, Clyde Street School, Downham Way, FAP Post, Clyde Street, Hillmore Grove, Reculver Road and Wearside Road
19 Oct	Alpha Road, Hillmore Grove, Pepys Road, Perry Hill, Pinnell Road, Eltham, Sangley Road and Woolstone Road
20 Oct	Atkinson Street, Bryant Street, Clyde Street, Cranbrook Road, Jerningham Road, Warwickshire Street (Ambulance in New Cross Road)
22 Oct	Beacon Road, Brookmill Roadand Shirt Factory, Bolina Road
25 Oct	Brookmill Road, Engleheart Road, Harvard Road and Rangefield Road
26 Oct	Old Bromley Road and Farmfield Road
27 Oct	George Lane
1 Nov	Brandram Road, Craithie Road and Waller Road
6 Nov	Grove Street and Lewisham Hospital
7 Nov	Rectory Buildings
8 Nov	Brindley Street, Brockman Rise, Oldstead Road and Wearside Road
9 Nov	Lewisham Hospital and South-Eastern Hospital
10 Nov	Dallinger Road
11 Nov	Brockley Park and Waller Road
12 Nov	Honor Oak Estate and Risedine Road
14 Nov	Childeric Road and Pagnell Street
15 Nov	Brockley Road and Queen's Road
25 Nov	New Cross Road
29 Nov	Sunderland Road
8 Dec	Brookbank Road, Dacre Park, De Frene Road and Porson Street
9 Dec	Deptford Church Street and Gosterwood Street
11 Dec	Lewisham Hospital and Rockbourne Road
15 Dec	Taunton Road
23 Dec	Railway Tavern, New Cross Road and Southern Railway Depot, New Cross Gate
27 Dec	New Cross Tram Depot
29 Dec	Lee High Road, Malyons Road and Reaston Street

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