Event    From 18/11/1987  To 18/11/1987

King's Cross fire

Categories: Engineering, Tragedy

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King's Cross fire

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Colin Townsley - red plaque

Unveiled on the 34th anniversary of the fire and Townsley's death.

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King's Cross fire - clock

When we first spotted this memorial, in November 2004, there was just the pla...

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King's Cross fire - names

{On the top plaque:} King's Cross Disaster Fund In memory of the 31 people ...

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Soho Fire Station - Clermont

In a 2012 European Trade Union Institute publication concerning firefighters'...

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Soho Fire Station - King's Cross fire

From Emergency we know that this plaque was erected on or before 19 July 2017.

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William Charles Copperthwaite

William Charles Copperthwaite

Engineer. 1906 Copperthwaite published "Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works". 2021: We were kindly contacted by Christopher Nobbs (great-nephew of Copperthwaite) who w...

Person, Engineering

2 memorials
Pimlico District Heating Undertaking

Pimlico District Heating Undertaking

The first district heating system built in the UK, with the UK's largest thermal store, the accumulator. It supplies heat to 3,256 homes, 50 business premises and three schools. Owned and managed b...

Group, Commerce, Engineering, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Norman E. Harrison, A.M.I.Mech.E.

Norman E. Harrison, A.M.I.Mech.E.

Junior 2rd Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website.  He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Ba...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy

1 memorial
Jan F. Groll

Jan F. Groll

From Colonial Spectacles “John (or Jan) F. Groll was an architect and engineer.  After completing his studies in Delft, he worked for the department of public works in British India….”  We can't fi...

Person, Architecture, Engineering

1 memorial
Sir William Henry White

Sir William Henry White

2014: Via Facebook Martin Evans suggests this man for the name panel at IC.  His close links with IC are indicated by him becoming a governor at the same time that the building was being erected.  ...

Person, Engineering

1 memorial

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P. Kuflick

P. Kuflick

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial