Event    From 16/10/1987  To 16/10/1987

Great Storm of 1987

Categories: Tragedy

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...

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Avenue of trees - Hampstead Heath

This avenue was replanted in November 1988 to replace trees destroyed by a hu...

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Great Storm - Holland Park

28th November 1987 The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Russell...

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Great Storm - Victoria Embankment Gardens

This oak tree was planted by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Kevin ...

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Great Storm - Victoria Park

London Plane Platanus X Hispanica. This tree was planted by his Worship the M...

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William Freer Lucas

William Freer Lucas

His obituary in the BMJ includes a poem in Latin. For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Donna Loraine Croxford

Donna Loraine Croxford

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Francis Golding

Francis Golding

Architectural expert:  honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), head of the Royal Fine Art Commission during the late 1990s and had worked on major projects such as the ...

Person, Architecture, Cyclist, Tragedy

1 memorial
Frederick Alfred Craft

Frederick Alfred Craft

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque. MyLondon has done some research and all the sources give this hero's name as Craft, "the memorial plaque spells his name wr...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial