From Environment Agency: “In 1874, the tide in the Thames rose 4 feet 3½ inches above Trinity mark, and inundated the south bank of the river along Lambeth, Bankside, and Rotherhithe, and even as far as Woolwich, causing a considerable loss of property and at least one life.”
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
1874 flood
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Other Subjects
Adam James Meere
Died while fighting a fire with Bill Faust, see there for details. Born in north-west Surrey. Aged 27, Meere had only completed his basic training a few months before.
3 memorials
Laura Susan Webb
Laura Susan Webb was born on 12 October 1975 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, the youngest of the three children of George C. R. Webb and Hazel M. Webb née Broadbent. Her elder brothers were Robert...
2 memorials
William Donald
Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.
1 memorial
fire at 423 Hackney Road 1902
The East London Advertiser, 22 December 2008, published an article on this tragedy where 7 lives were lost, which we summarise here. Alice Denman, 27, and her 6 children lived in the upper floors ...
1 memorial
John Murray
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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