WWII Telegrams Mysteriously appear on Bermondsey Archway!

Messages from wartime Britain have been pasted onto the wall of an archway in SE London! The telegrams reveal the moving stories of  loss and survival by Bermondsey residents during the Blitz, as they informed relatives of the death of loved ones, the location of evacuees, and their survival despite the bombing raids.

Air raids were widely reported by newspapers during WWII and closely followed by the Home Front. Bermondsey was amongst the most severely bombed areas in Britain.  Several hundred civilians were killed and thousands were injured.

Why were the telegrams, believed to be copies, placed on the archway? Is the location, the arches between Tanner Street and Maltby Street, important?  Is this a memorial? As yet, there is no explanation. If you have any information about this, you can email joey@southwarknews.co.uk.

Source
www.southwarknews.co.uk
http://southwark.gov.uk/info/200159/history.
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