Erection date: 29/4/2012
Cherry Dorothy Groce, 1948 - 2011, innocently shot in this house by police which sparked the 1985 Brixton uprising.
A heroine to her children, family and community with her spiritual strength, motivation, optimism and love.
Her legacy lives on.
Cherry Tree Trust
Lambeth Council
SW9, Normandy Road, 22
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
It was sparked off by the shooting of Dorothy Groce by the Metropolitan Polic...
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
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