These trees were planted in the memory of the 13 children who died in the New Cross fire on the 18th Jan 1981.
E5, Corner of Downs Park and Queensdown Roads, Hackney Downs
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
New Cross Fire - Hackney
A fire at a teenagers' birthday party caused the death of 14 young people, 13...
This building faces onto the central courtyard.
James Henry Greathead, 1844 - 1896, railway and tunnellng engineer, lived here 1885 - 1889. English Heritage
This building is often said to be Dickens' only surviving London home. There is at least one other: 10 Norfolk Street, now 22 Cleveland ...
Emily Davies, 1830 - 1921, founder of Girton College Cambridge lived here. Greater London Council
We don't understand why the plaque presents the name as 'Cole Church' since everywhere else it's given as 'Colechurch'. St. Thomas Becke...
The plaque is in the entrance porch of the building. We'd guess that the building underwent some major renovation/modernisation in 2011.
The plaque has been vandalised several times. The original one had to be replaced as it was damaged beyond repair. Gordon W. Newton is a ...
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