Belgravia in Kensington and Chelsea in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Sloane Square London Blitz Memorial
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026
1. Sloane Square London Blitz Memorial Marker
of the
thirty seven people
who were killed
at this station
during the Blitz
on the night of
12th November 1940
Erected by Transport for London.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 12, 1940.
Location. 51° 29.542′ N, 0° 9.391′ W. Memorial is in Kensington and Chelsea, England, in Greater London. It is in Belgravia. It is at the intersection of Sloane Square and Holbein Place, on the left when traveling south on Sloane Square. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 37 Sloane Square, Kensington and Chelsea, England SW1W 8AN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in London and in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chelsea World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles McCall (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Percy Grainger (about 180 meters away); Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Philip Noel-Baker (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The History of Orange Square / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kensington and Chelsea.
Also see . . . Sloane Square Underground Station (Kultura Press).
All of the rebuilding for March/April 1940 with up escalators to replace steps said(Submitted on October 3, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)to have been the inspiration for John Buchan’s novel 39 Steps was destroyed by a huge Luftwaffe bomb with a downward direct blast claiming scores of lives on 12th November 1940. Everything was pancaked and the station and line lost its lovely domed roof which has never been rebuilt.
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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026
2. Sloane Square London Blitz Memorial
The marker is located just outside of the Sloane Square Underground station.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
