This oak tree was planted by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Kevin Gardner, BDS, on behalf of the employees of Shell UK, as one of the trees planted to replace those that were lost during the Great Storm of 16-17 October 1987.
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
The plaque to the Great Storm is rather hidden away in the flower bed behind and to the right of the statue.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Storm - Victoria Embankment Gardens
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 - Victoria Embankment Gardens
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Great Storm - Victoria Embankment Gardens
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Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera. Presented by The St John's Wood Society ...
Friendship Tree (Koelreutaria paniculata or Pride of India) planted by Lord M...
This tree was planted to celebrate the life of Bhavana Krishnamoorthy, 1975 -...
