Commemorating the devastating floods of January 31st 1953. In memory of more than 2,100 lives lost in countries around the North Sea. This event led to the development and construction of the Thames Barrier and associated flood defences protecting London, its people and property.
Environment Agency
SE18, Unity Way, Thames Barrier cafe
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Floods
From Thamesweb: "In January 1953, the east coast of England was devastated by...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Floods
In our photo of the street showing two blue plaques, the Handel building is the one on the right. The one on the left is Hendrix.
The Freemasons commissioned this memorial to mark the 300th anniversary of The United Grand Lodge of England in 2017 and the centenary of...
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809 - 1892, poet, lived here in 1880 and 1881. English Heritage
The American International University in London was established on Richmond Hill in 1972. This second campus was opened here in 1978.
