Event    From 14/6/2017  To 14/6/2017

Grenfell fire

Categories: Tragedy

Just before 1am a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats. This social housing block was on the north-east edge of the largely wealthy W11 post code, just south of Silchester Road. 72 people died, including 2 later in hospital. More than 70 were injured. 223 people escaped. It was the worst UK residential fire since WW2.

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Grenfell fire

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Grenfell fire - Methodist church

{On the wreath:} Grenfell, 14.06.2017, love, prayers {The nearby white notic...

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Grenfell fire - sculpture

{Below the mournful statue:} 14.6.17

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Grenfell memorial wall

Too many sad and challenging messages for us to transcribe but we thought the...

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Khadija's garden

Khadija's Garden This bed of planting commemorates Khadija Saye, who was trag...

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The El-Wahabi orchard

The El-Wahabi family lived on the 21st floor.

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Other Subjects

Peter Clark

Peter Clark

Died, aged 33, when a construction crane crashed. See Martin Burgess for details of the crash.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
John Humffreys Parry

John Humffreys Parry

Born Flintshire, Wales.  Came to London in 1807 to train as a lawyer at the Temple.  Called to the bar in 1811.  But he was unsuccessful in this profession and turned to writing about Welsh history...

Person, History, Journalism / Publishing, Tragedy, Wales

1 memorial
David John Mavroudis

David John Mavroudis

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Peter Record

Peter Record

British, killed by the Bali bomb, age 32.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Lloyd Hall

Lloyd Hall

Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Lloyd Richard Hall was born on 28 November 1960 and died, aged 20 years, on 18 January 1981 in a fire at party being held at 439 New Cros...

Person, Tragedy

2 memorials