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...
Bowman's Lodge, the house in which he was born, had a splendid view and Lear's earliest memory was of being wrapped in a blanket and held...
This stone was laid by Lady Kortright, 5 August 1896 and the hospital opened by HRH Princess Louise, 21 July 1897.
Brian May who was a student at Imperial said before the unveiling: "The first proper gig we did was at Imperial College in the Union Hall...
Above the entrance at the left: "1883". above the two large windows: "Wesleyan Schools". Now, 2021, residential. The plaques, which we h...
There is meant to be another identical plaque further north in Brick Lane but we cannot find it. This cast-iron roundel, showing buttons ...
This plaque is identical to the one at the Community Hall.
The text is inscribed on the reverse of the relief.
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