Erection date: 28/11/1987
28th November 1987
The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Mrs Elizabeth Russell, planted the first replacement tree, a Ginkgo Biloba (Maidenhair Tree) in the Royal Borough's Open Spaces after the Great Storm of 16th October 1987. Three hundred and twenty trees were lost from these areas in one night of devastation.
W8, Holland Park
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Storm - Holland Park
In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Great Storm - Holland Park
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