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.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

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...

Read More

Avenue of trees - Hampstead Heath

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

Read More

Great Storm - Holland Park

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

Read More

Great Storm - Victoria Embankment Gardens

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

Read More

Great Storm - Victoria Park

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

Read More

Show all 11

Other Subjects

Hebrew Dramatic Club

Hebrew Dramatic Club

 Londonist have a good post about London’s Lost Yiddish Theatre with an item on this theatre, the first purpose-built Yiddish theatre in London, founded by the actor Jacob Adler. A-misleadingly-nam...

Place, Theatre, Tragedy

1 memorial
Myra Josephine Royal

Myra Josephine Royal

Myra Josephine Royal was born on 20 December 1958 in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Houston, Texas, USA. She was a daughter of Boswell and Eloise Royal. Our Picture Source and the Clipper C...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Caribbean Islands, Scotland, USA

1 memorial
Robin Blair Larkey

Robin Blair Larkey

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Robin Blair Larkey was born on 24 December 1952 in Ilford, Essex. He was the son of Blair Kenneth Larkey (...

Person, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial
Fela Ladipo

Fela Ladipo

A computer expert, killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 33. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Omofela Rasak Ladipo was British citizen who was born on 16 April 1966...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Lynette Patricia McKeon

Lynette Patricia McKeon

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial