Plaque Wording:
Sir Collins New Cross Fire Tribute Avenue. These 14 trees wee planted in 1997, each one a tribute to one of the young lives tragically lost due to the New Cross Fire.
The New Cross Fire happened in the early hours of Sunday 18 January 1981, during a 16th birthday party for Yvonne Ruddock and Angela Jackson at 439 New Cross Road, Lewisham. The blaze killed 13 young African Caribbean people aged between 14 and 22, and one survivor who lost his life two years later.
No one has ever been charged in connection with the fire although two inquests into the tragedy have been held.
The victms of the fire were.....
The New Cross Fire happened in the early hours of Sunday 18 January 1981, during a 16th birthday party for Yvonne Ruddock and Angela Jackson at 439 New Cross Road, Lewisham. The blaze killed 13 young African Caribbean people aged between 14 and 22, and one survivor who lost his life two years later.
No one has ever been charged in connection with the fire although two inquests into the tragedy have been held.
The victms of the fire were.....