Plough lane ?: A memory of Battersea

Plough Lane ?

A Memory of Battersea.

My dad, Jack Stanley (born 1937 ) told me of a lion which escaped into a back garden when the train it was on was hit by a bomb. I have found a clip on pathe news so I know it happened, but can't find much more information. Would love to hear more about my dad's tale.

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Somewhere on this site you will see my enquiries as to whether anyone else,like myself, remembered the story.The heading was The Lion of Plough Road . My name is Ron Baker and I lived in Maysoule Rd off of Plough Road. The train was a circus train and the lion was actually contained on the embankment by the railroad bridge in Plough Road.. There was a remarkable co-incidence I later experienced which if you contact "muckbucket@tiscali.co.uk" I will relate the story.

By Ronald Baker on Sun Aug 31st 2014, at 4:19 pm

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My name is Doreen Doe nee Higgs and I lived in Mendip Crescent. My Auntie, a Mrs Emily Knight lived by the railway bridge in Plough Road. One day my uncle was shaving in the bathroom and suddenly, in the mirror, he saw a lion in his back yard which backed on to the railway!

By j.doe1937 on Wed Aug 7th 2019, at 8:23 am

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