Erection date: 17/7/2019
Honouring the bravery and sacrifice of {list of 5 names - see Subjects commemorated} of the London Fire Brigade who gave their lives in the line of duty at Dudgeons Wharf, London, 17th July 1969.
Unveiled on the 50th anniversary of the fire.
E14, Sextant Avenue, Thames Path
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque
J. & W. Dudgeon were shipbuilders on the Thames. The company passed throu...
The London Fire Engine Establishment, formed in 1833 under the leadership of ...
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched...
Terence Joseph Patrick Breen was born on 19 May 1932, his birth being registe...
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque
From their website: "The FBU is one of the UK’s oldest specialist trade union...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque
The unveiling of this plaque was reported in the East London Advertiser of 24...
We understand the Public Carriage Office was at this address and it was the back entrance, in Great Scotland Yard, which was used for pol...
This naked boy sitting on his pannier (basket) is thought to refer to the bakers in the area selling their wares on the street from a bre...
This complex of buildings was created to house the Guildhall School of Music, who had outgrown their premises at Aldermanbury. Designed b...
London County Council Lord Eldon, 1751 - 1838, Lord Chancellor, lived here.
Mervyn Peake, 1911-1968, author and artist lived here, 1960-1968. English Heritage
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