Erection date: 28/11/1987
28th November 1987
The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Russell, planted the first replacement tree, a Ginkgo Biloba (Maidenhair Tree) in the Royal Borough's Open Spaces after the Great Storm of 16th October 1987. Three hundred and twenty trees were lost from these areas in one night of devastation.
W8, Holland Park
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Storm - Holland Park
In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Great Storm - Holland Park
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...
The millennium tree (in 2008 still a sapling) is in front of the half-timbered wall. The two yews commemorating the 850th anniversary are...
When we first saw the plaque it was in the pavement close to the tree but is now affixed to a nearby pillar.
{On the new metal plaque:} This tree is re-dedicated to Eddy Renton (1934 - 1981) who was a good friend and support to those who knew him...
This wild cherry tree was planted by Mabel Groves, Thursday 31st January 2002, on the occasion of her one hundred and second birthday. Wi...
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