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.
2025: Building Design reported: "RIBA names five teams on shortlist to design Grenfell Tower memorial".
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Grenfell fire
{On the wreath:} Grenfell, 14.06.2017, love, prayers {The nearby white notic...
Too many sad and challenging messages for us to transcribe but we thought the...
Khadija's Garden This bed of planting commemorates Khadija Saye, who was trag...
Victims of sexual violence and their children in conflict around the world and their children, including the Lai Dai Han of Vietnam.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
For more information about this hero click on the picture of her plaque.
Mohammed Shoaib Khan was born in 1965. He died, aged 22 years, on 18 November 1987 in the King's Cross Underground Station fire. According to his sister, Anila, he was returning home from his part ...
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
Created in John Marshall's 1627 will to support the Anglican Church and still going strong in 2012.
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Frederick Winsor in 1807. In January he lit the street and in June he put on a special gas-lit exhibition here, celebrati...
Between the two lit sections is a bronze wreath with a large V made of a tasselled ribbon draped across the centre - all in bronze. It is...
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