Catford, Sandhurst Road School WW2 War Memorials
Sandhurst Road School WW2 War Memorial Window

Location:
Sandhurst Road School
Minard Road
Catford SE6 1NW

UKNIWM Ref:

Map: Memorials of Lewisham Map

Type: Stained Glass Window and Memorial Gardens

Description:
The Stained glass window is in the lower sash of a corridor window and is comprised of a stylized flower in various shades of blue, green and purple set within blue glass with the date January 20 1943 beneath.

The memorial gardens are enclosed within a small gated wall and a box hedge. There is a metal plaque by the entrance, and inside the garden there are two benches including a circular bench about a tree, a stone sculpture and decorative and inscribed paving.

Sandhurst Road School WW2 War Memorial Plaque

Inscription:
Sandhurst Memorial Garden
This Garden Commemorates
Those Who Died In the
Bombing On The
20 January 1943

There is also lettering on some paving stones within the garden that needs extracting.

Names: are on the memorial in Hither Green Cemetery where many of the victims are buried.

Sandhurst Road School WW2 War Memorial Garden

History:
The School was opened on 30th June 1904 by J William Benn Esq, MP JP, Chairman of the Council. It had 734 pupils in 1895 and by 1904 the figure had increased to 1967. It was bombed during the daylight raid on 20 January 1943 and much of the original building destroyed. 38 children and 6 teachers were killed in the Sandhurst Road School incident 31 children and 1 teacher are buried together at Hither Green Cemetery in a civilian war dead plot.

Names: Click here to see the names of those who died

Press: South London Press, Friday January 17 2003, Evening Standard February 16 1995, The Kentish Mercury January 29 1943

Newsreel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aNE3MH77mk

Other References:
Blake, Lewis Red Alert, South East London 1939-1945, published by the Author 1992.

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