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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Mary Redfern
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 13. Buried in grave 5 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
1 memorial
Battle of Britain
As part of WW2 the Germans set out to gain supremacy over the RAF in the British skies. This, the Battle of Britain, was the first time that a major campaign took place in the air. The Luftwaffe at...
5 memorials
William Gibson
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Christopher Newton-Carter
United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Christopher Newton-Carter was born on 17 December 1949 in Hampstead, the son of Andre Newton-Carter (1919-...
1 memorial
Elizabeth Boxall
For more information about this hero click on the picture of her plaque.
1 memorial
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Edith Davidson
Born Edith Murdoch Tait, daughter of Archibald Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury. 12 November 1878 Married Randall Davidson who went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury.
1 memorial
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