Created in memory of London’s East End residents killed in World War II, the Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden sits on the former site of Hermitage Wharf, which was destroyed in a firebomb raid in December 1940.
When the area came to be redeveloped in the late 1990s, the builders of a new block of flats nearby were made to create a memorial park as part of the planning agreement, and a memorial and riverside walkway were included to remember the civilians killed.
You can find the memorial on Canning Town High Street, E1. The nearest Tube station is Tower Hill.
This West London Life 
What a nice idea to ensure that a memorial was included in the redevelopment. It’s hard to imagine what that area looked like during the war isn’t it?
LikeLiked by 1 person
The nearby St Katherine’s Dock still has the feel of the Victorian era, albeit a more sanitised version, but the rest of it is glass and chrome.
Progress isn’t always, well, progress!
LikeLike
Interesting memorial stone. I think this park must be used for several BBC TV productions, because I am sure that the view of the Tower Bridge is seen in so many. I agree glass & chrome do not denote progress.
LikeLiked by 1 person
There are only so many vantage points, so I am sure you are correct.
LikeLike