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
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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...
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John Petty
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 21. Buried in grave 2 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
1 memorial
Alice Ayres
For more information about this hero click on the picture of her plaque.
1 memorial
Albert Edward Dack
Albert Edward Dack is the boy lying on his side on the front right in the photograph of the scout troop. Albert Edward Dack was born on 1 August 1899 in Walworth, the fourth of the ten children of...
2 memorials
RMS Titanic Engineers
The team led by Chief Engineer Joseph Bell comprised 24 engineers, 6 electrical engineers, two boilermakers, a plumber and a clerk. When the ship foundered, they all (including those off-duty) stru...
1 memorial
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Southwark Council
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark, Camberwell and Bermondsey. Southwark council annually invites proposals for new plaques fro...
91 memorials
Fukushima disaster
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered major damage from an earthquake and tsunami.
1 memorial
Camden Council
The Town Hall in Euston Road once housed these interesting murals by Cecil Osborne.
28 memorials
Royal Victoria Yard war memorial
SE8, Grove Street, The Colonnade
On 19 March 1941 the Yard was hit by many bombs and incendiary devices leading to a hugely damaging fire. 7 of those named here died as a...
War dead, Civilian war dead | WW2
23 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
23 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
1 memorial
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