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.

2025: Building Design reported: "RIBA names five teams on shortlist to design Grenfell Tower memorial". 

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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Marsh & McLennan Companies

Marsh & McLennan Companies

US-based global financial brokerage firm.  Wikipedia says "At the time of the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the corporation held offices on eight floors of the North Tower of t...

Group, Commerce, Tragedy

1 memorial
Elisabeth Nicole Marie Charlotte Clement-Avoyne

Elisabeth Nicole Marie Charlotte Clement-Avoyne

Elisabeth Nicole Marie Charlotte Avoyne was born on 25 May 1944 in Notre-Dame-d'Estrées, Calvados, Normandy, France. Known as 'Babette', our Picture Source informs that she had joined Pan American...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, France, Scotland

1 memorial
Frederick John Wonderling

Frederick John Wonderling

Frederick John Wunderling was born on 21 June 1914, the sixth of the eight children of William Frederick John Wunderling (1879-1946) and Eliza Ann Wunderling née Brady (1878-1927). His birth was re...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

1 memorial
Alan Cartwright

Alan Cartwright

Alan Barry Cartwright. At 7.30pm 15-year-old Alan was stabbed to death as he cycled with three friends in the Caledonian Road. The attackers made off with two bicycles.  A few weeks later, on 6 Ma...

Person, Tragedy

2 memorials
Sara Zelenak

Sara Zelenak

Killed in the 2017 London Bridge attack. A 21-year old Australian au pair, she was on a night out with a friend.

Person, Tragedy, Australia

1 memorial

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Church House - UN

Church House - UN

SW1, Deans Yard, Church House

The four plaques are located as follows: To the left of the entrance - 1937 foundation, To the right of the entrance - opened 1940 (can ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
John Angel

John Angel

Architectural and ecclesiastical sculptor, medallist and lecturer. He emigrated to the United States where he created architectural sculpture. Born Devon. Studied at the Lambeth School of Art. Mar...

Person, Sculpture, USA

1 memorial
Loughton war memorial

Loughton war memorial

IG10, King's Green

The quotation on the 1919 face comes from the Bible, Joshua 4:3, 6-7: "... and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of ...

War dead | WW1, WW2
172 subjects commemorated
The Theatre

The Theatre

The site of The Theatre is the tall building to the left in the picture. Often claimed to be the first London building specially devoted to the performance of plays though the Red Lion Theatre in M...

Building, Theatre

3 memorials
Herman Melville

Herman Melville

Novelist. Born New York City as Herman Melvill. After 7 years as a seaman on whaling ships 1837 - 44 he began writing about his experiences and in 1851 published Moby Call-me-Ishmael Dick.  In that...

Person, Literature, Seriously Famous, USA

1 memorial