Stone

New Cross Fire - Fordham Park

Erection date: 2012

Inscription

In memory of the young people who died as a result of the New Cross fire 18th January 1981
The names of those remembered
Patrick Cummings
Andrew Gooding
Peter Campbell
Gerry Paul Francis
Steve Collins
Patricia Johnson
Rosaline Henry
Lloyd Hall
Humphrey Geoffrey Brown
Owen Thompson
Yvonne Ruddock
Glenton Powell
Paul Ruddock
Anthony Berbeck.

{Metal plate on a bench opposite the stone:}
This site is a lasting memorial to the young people, and to the courage of the survivors and families of the victims, lost in the New Cross fire.

Site: New Cross Fire - Fordham Park (1 memorial)

SE8, Childeric Road, Fordham Park

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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New Cross Fire - Fordham Park

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New Cross Fire

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