Erection date: 29/4/2012
Cherry Dorothy Groce, 1948 - 2011, innocently shot in this house by police which sparked the 1985 Brixton uprising.
A heroine to her children, family and community with her spiritual strength, motivation, optimism and love.
Her legacy lives on.
Cherry Tree Trust
Lambeth Council
SW9, Normandy Road, 22
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
It was sparked off by the shooting of Dorothy Groce by the Metropolitan Polic...
Shooting victim. She was shot by the Metropolitan Police, on 28 September 198...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
A privately funded charity established by Charles Pink. Its objective is to f...
Prior to about 1840 this site was occupied by Wellington Cricket Ground. The almshouses were built as part of a complex of buildings inc...
London County Council John Burns, 1858-1943, statesman, lived here.
In our photo the plaque can be seen through the gap in the railings, laid into the ground in front of the grass.
English Heritage E. F. Benson, 1867 - 1940, writer, lived here.
The Listing text says the statue and the relief are of copper, not the more usual bronze. The front of the plinth below the seated lady s...
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