In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever. 22 people were killed in England and France.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Great Storm of 1987
Commemorated ati
Angus McGill
This plaque was installed in 2017, on the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm...
Avenue of trees - Hampstead Heath
This avenue was replanted in November 1988 to replace trees destroyed by a hu...
Great Storm - Holland Park
28th November 1987 The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Russell...
Great Storm - Victoria Embankment Gardens
This oak tree was planted by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Kevin ...
Great Storm - Victoria Park
London Plane Platanus X Hispanica. This tree was planted by his Worship the M...
Other Subjects
Mark Slavin
Wrestler. Born in Minsk, Belarus SSR. Winner of the Soviet Greco-Roman wrestling middleweight junior championship in 1971. He moved to Israel to join their Olympic team. Murdered by Palestinian ter...
Luke Smith
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
E. J. H. Helpman
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Daniel Pemberton
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
Armenian Genocide
Inflicted by the Turkish government on the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire, 1915-18 and 1920-3, with one and a half million victims. However it is a sensitive issue, with the numbers dis...
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