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Plumstead Hight Street School in WW2
« on: Sunday 13 September 09 14:17 UTC (UK) »
Does anybody know anything about the bombing of Plumstead High Street School (now Bannockburn Primary School) during WW2.  Was it still used as a school during the War?  Any information, pictures, etc. would be most welcome for the school's history topic.

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Re: Plumstead Hight Street School in WW2
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 13 September 09 14:33 UTC (UK) »
Hi

I would contact the Greenwich Heritage Centre

http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/HistoryAndHeritage/HeritageCentre/

As they are likely to hold bomb maps, newspaper articles etc.


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Re: Plumstead Hight Street School in WW2
« Reply #2 on: Monday 14 September 09 09:55 UTC (UK) »
There is a book "Red Alert, South east london 1939-1945" by Lewis Blake.  I should be available from a library.  It mentions the school which was damaged by fire 16 April 1941 when the area was heavily bombed.  Crystal Palace was badly damaged.  No pictures of the school. 

Most schools were still used.  Children were evacuated but a lot returned to London so the school would still be needed.

Sylviaann

Just read this http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/18/a2043118.shtml  The school was set up as a rest centre
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Re: Plumstead Hight Street School in WW2
« Reply #3 on: Monday 14 September 09 16:52 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for that information, Sylviaann.  I'll contact the library.

The BBC site is very useful - and I have noticed there is another site called Plumstead Stories which has anecdotes about the War.

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