1987 Great Storm

1987 Great Storm (HM2AO3)

Location: , England WC2N 6ND Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 30.521', W 0° 7.499'

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In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever. The Evening Standard launched a tree appeal and this English oak, placed here a year after the storm, is one of the many new trees paid for by its readres. It was planted by the City of Westminster on 16 October 1988.
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This plaque was installed in 2017, on the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm. It commemorates Angus McGill, who initiated the appeal to replace London's lost trees and the planting of the oak nearby. McGill died in 2015 after 42 years as a columnist with the Evening Standard, and creator of the Clive and Augusta strip cartoons. He was named Descriptive Writer of the Year 1968, and appointed MBE 1990.
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Date Added Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 at 2:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 699506 N 5710314
Decimal Degrees51.50868333, -0.12498333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 30.521', W 0° 7.499'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 30' 31.26" N, 0° 7' 29.94" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Villiers St, England WC2N 6ND, GB
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