Plaque

High Tide - 1928

Inscription

Extraordinary high tide
January 7th 1928 when 75 ft of this wall were demolished.
Leonard Collyer - Warden.

The 75 ft of wall which collapsed may actually have been in Millbank which is not only a long way away but is on the other side of the river - so not part of "this wall" in any physical sense.

Site: Thames flood level markers (3 memorials)

SE10, High Bridge Wharf, Trinity Hospital

Reading left to right these plaques are: Tide - 1874, Wall - 1817, Tide - 1928. We think the organisation for which the Wardens worked is probably Trinity House. The BBC has a good page about London floodings.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
High Tide - 1928

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Thames flood wall

The Thames flood wall was erected probably in response to the "The Great Tham...

1928 flood

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
High Tide - 1928

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Leonard Collyer

Warden, presumably of a church.

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
High Tide - 1928

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High Tide - 1874

Variable high tides March 30th 1874 Joseph Giles - Warden

Wall - 1817

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