Erection date: 17/7/2019
Honouring the bravery and sacrifice of {list of 5 names - see Subjects commemorated} of the London Fire Brigade who gave their lives in the line of duty at Dudgeons Wharf, London, 17th July 1969.
Unveiled on the 50th anniversary of the fire.
E14, Sextant Avenue, Thames Path
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque
J. & W. Dudgeon were shipbuilders on the Thames. The company passed throu...
The London Fire Engine Establishment, formed in 1833 under the leadership of ...
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched...
Terence Joseph Patrick Breen was born on 19 May 1932, his birth being registe...
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque
From their website: "The FBU is one of the UK’s oldest specialist trade union...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque
The unveiling of this plaque was reported in the East London Advertiser of 24...
The inscription is a quote from William Morris's 1890 "News from Nowhere", in which the narrator, William Guest, the previous day having ...
From Newham Stories (2018: that link not working but Newham Story has the text) we learn that there used to be another plaque commemorati...
Present at the unveiling: Angus Taylor, President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and Dr Garry Alder, the author of the Moor...
It would be nice to know who did the giving but we can't find out.
The Kilburn Wells were in this area, possibly very close to this pub.
Artist. Born in Seville. Best known for his religious works, he also produced a number of paintings of contemporary women and children. He died after falling from a scaffold when painting an altarp...
The Grodzinski plaque can be seen in our photo just to the right of the 'one way' sign. The synagogue inscription is on the cream upright...
From the Trust's website: "Our purpose is to study and celebrate the life and works of Sir Nigel Gresley in particular, and the works and achievements of the London & North Eastern Railway in g...
This modern plaque is at the bottom of the sloping path on the left. 2019: The plaque at the other, east, end of this tunnel has been re...
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