Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched this young man: Steve Constantine Collins was born on 2 May 1963 in Hackney and died, aged 17 years, on 18 January 1981 in a fire at party being held at 439 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6TA. He was buried on 6 February 1962 in Lewisham.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Steve Collins
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New Cross Fire - Fordham Park
In memory of the young people who died as a result of the New Cross fire 18th...
New Cross Fire - Town Hall
Unveiled by Sybil Phoenix, a community leader who had been called to the scen...
Other Subjects
all those injured and affected by the Docklands bomb
Two were killed and 39 people were injured by the Canary Wharf IRA bomb.
HMS Albion disaster
The Albion was a battleship built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company (TIASC) at Blackwall. The launching attracted huge crowds and, in spite of warnings that it was dangerous, some 20...
victims of Blitz tragedy in Harrington Square
As well as the four members of the Nirenstein family another seven people died as a result of the bomb.
James Foster
Ghost Bikes provides a lot of info on James. He worked at Mosquito Bikes on Essex Road and was the inspiration for the original Ghost Cycle website in the UK.