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The memorial marks the deaths of 18 children in the first successful German air-raid over London by Gotha aircraft, a raid which caused the single highest number of casualties of all the air-raids on the city. On 13th June 1917, Kagohl 3, a squadron of the German Army High Command created specifically for bombing England, flew from Belgium to attack the City of London. Of the 20 aircraft in the squadron, 14 reached the target whilst three bombed Margate and Shoeburyness. The attack resulted in 162 civilian deaths and injury to a further 432 people. This was the first attack on London by a squadron of aircraft, following two earlier raids by lone aircraft in 1916 and 1917, and inflicted the single highest number of casualties of all the air-raids on the city.
Title
War Memorial to the Children of Upper North Street School
Date
1919
Medium
stone
Accession number
E14_AM_S607
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Custodian
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
23rd June 1919
Listing date
27/09/73
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
park opening times
Signature/marks description
to the left, on the bottom step of the base: A.R. ADAMS / POPLAR.
Inscription description
the principal dedicatory inscription reads IN MEMORY OF / 18 CHILDREN / WHO WERE KILLED / BY A BOMB / DROPPED FROM A / GERMAN AEROPLANE / UPON THE L.C.C. / SCHOOL UPPER / NORTH STREET / POPLAR ON THE / 13TH OF JUNE 1917. / ALFRED H. WARREN O.B.E. / MAYOR / J. BUTEUX SKEGGS, / TOWN CLERK. The commemorated names are listed on the side faces, recording the name and age of each child. The middle stage in a white stone comprises three steps supporting the shrine. An inscription on the middle step reads ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
