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
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merging of the separate former boroughs...
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When we visited in 2004 the tree was not there. The park was undergoing some major Lottery-funded work so we thought that perhaps the tre...
Gandhi Peace Grove - 50 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Independence of India 50 trees were planted by Brent Indian Associatio...
This tree was planted in 1953 the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II.
Donated by the Fitzroy Park Residents Association This Tree was planted in memory of Sidney Leader Cramer, for many years Chairman of th...
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