A street fell silent to commemorate the 75th anniversary of a devastating Second World War ‘flying bomb’ attack.

On the morning of August 16, 1944, just before 10 am, Hoe Street in Walthamstow was hit by one of the Nazis' terror weapons, the V1 rocket.

The attack killed 22 people and injured 144, causing damage that can still be seen today.

The Mayor of Waltham Forest Cllr Chris Robbins, and Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy, who joined residents for a minute's silence to pay tribute to the victims of the attack. Wreaths and flowers were also laid to remember those who died.

There was also a reading from Cllr Ross Wylde’s book War over Walthamstow. The book describes the trials that the people of Walthamstow faced during the Second World War.

Alan Kear, who was five at the time of the bombing, also spoke at the event. He was in a nearby hospital at the time, and described how “the whole area shook.”

Hugh Davies, who took part in the event, said it is still important to remember such attacks.

He said: “We are coming to the end of the living memory of such events, so it is important to remember them. Even now the bomb has affected the landscape of Walthamstow; you can still see the bomb sites today.”

Organiser Tommy Anderson, a former Army officer, said: “The event was close to my heart. It is important to remember things like this because in both WWI and WWII a lot of brave men and women went to war and didn’t come back. I think it is also very important for younger generations to know about these things.”