The plaque will be the climax of a series of events happening over 4 days beginning with a Remembrance Evening of entertainment at the Albany Theatre, Deptford, on 14th January hosted by the playwright Kwame Kwei Armah. Ensure you're up to date with our latest advice on how to avoid fraud or scams when looking for property online. As Paul Gilroy commented recently, photographs of the young people who lost their lives were carried as a demonstration that their humanity mattered. Front and rear gardens with large open plan kitchen and dinning area perfect for the whole family! lthough it happened before I was born, the New Cross fire in 1981 and the National Black Peoples Day of Action that followed are landmarks in my identity; growing up in a Caribbean family in the 1980s, they are part of our collective memory. Smithyman was 14 at the time and is claimed to have made the confessions between 1991 and 1993 during police interviews. There was a party atmosphere, it was filled with young people laughing and dancing. Which possibly could have been suicide. . He closed the door but when we opened the door to leave all we could see was thick black smoke and we realised we needed to get out.. Flat 13, Crossleigh Court 407b, . It organised The Black Peoples Day of Action march and 20,000 people took to the streets of London on March 2. Cork tiles have been hand-stained and run throughout the apartment. He was based at theHyde Park Police Station when he was murdered. A great opportunity to purchase a mixed-use freehold building comprising of a ground floor commercial shop which ideally suits retail business, three bedroom split level flat, and a two bedroom coach house. The property is just over 2300 square feet, has beautiful natural proportions throughout, original features galore. Local history appeared to support the theory that the fire was a racist attack. Something went wrong, please try again later. An opportunity to purchase this stunning end of terrace Victorian terrace house offering approximately 3,421 sq ft. The weeks of planning paid off and more than 20,000 almost exclusively black protesters marched across London. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Share. The party was a joint birthday celebration for Yvonne Ruddock (one of the victims of the fire) and Angela Jackson (who survived) and was held at No. Wayne Hayes who was 17 at the time, recalled the carnage in an interview from the HuffPost last year. Marketed by Winkworth, Forest Hill and New Cross. This space drops down, offering a significant amount of additional storage space and is perfect for concealing bikes and luggage. In terms of property types, flats in SE14 6TA sold for an average of 303,486 and terraced houses for 580,471. It's 41 years on from the New Cross Fire and the memories haunt Magdalene, who says she is still suffering and searching for answers. The house fire occurred during a party at a property on New Cross Road. Crew member of the 'Olga'. This property would make a superb family home with the potential to convert the basement to a self contained flat subject to planning permission. In the early hours of Sunday 18 January, 1981, a devastating fire engulfed party-goers at a birthday celebration being held at 439 New Cross Road for Yvonne Ruddock and Angela Jackson. and was held at No. Magdalene, 16 at the time, recalls not feeling well when she popped over to visit Roseline. Making the day a truly national event was a priority and Darcus Howe toured the country. A few years later I interviewed a white young woman called Debbie. Measuring over 3000 Sq Ft and currently arranged internally as four separate flats, this double fronted Victorian house requires complete refurbishment throughout. Delightful bay-fronted three double bedroom Victorian house of 1107 square feet (excluding the very big basement and loft spaces), with an east-facing lawned garden of circa 50 feet, side space plus access, and a substantial shed. Smithyman had been jailed for killing his pregnant girlfriend 22-year-old April Sheridan and the contract killing of Terence Gayle. 800 per annumGround Rent: approx 300 per annum. At just 11 years old, Gooding was subject to hours of questioning into the early morning and pressured to admit there was fighting at the party. Magdalene Edwards remembers the sound of the screams and the smell of the thick smoke as it billowed through the house. Endwell Road. Local call rate. National Rail services run to London Bridge in ten minutes. Speaking about the ordeal, the now 57-year-old grandmother says: Every time the anniversary comes around I dont feel good at all. 230,000. 439, New Cross Road. Being proximate to these events for white residents - like myself - was also a lessons in political humility and learning what it meant to be against racism but respectful of the true costs borne by its victims. This is one of the most tragic, unsolved mysteries of all time, the 58-year-old says. Flat 4, 390 New Cross Road. As someone who regularly engages in media debates I can certainly testify to this. From the start, we believed the police didnt conduct the investigation with the utmost professionalism and urgency. Over the years, a number of reviews and follow-up enquiries have been conducted. Paul Ruddock. T he flames began in the ground floor sitting room of 439 New Cross Road and spread quickly to the top of the house. "People started climbing over each other. Change). Excellent potential to extend, subject to relevant permissions. Token PR gestures, diversity schemes and anti-bias training will not be our salvation. Trinidadian intellectual CLR James had an important impact on the black power movement in Britain and Hassan Howe recalled his advice to not assume that London is Britain. Neighbouring Addresses The Scene comprises a collection of beautiful three bedroom homes with direct access to Charlottenburg Park via Wycombe Street, by Felicity J Lord Land New Homes, Canary Wharf. On 18 January 1981, a fire tore through 439 New Cross Road in south-east London, where Yvonne Ruddock was celebrating her 16th birthday with about 60 guests. Firemen and police in front of the flame-ravaged house in New Cross Road, Magdalene Edwards lost her step-sister Roseline, These 13 teenagers were killed in the blaze, London police officers inspecting the house after the fire, Karl Wright tried to rescue a girl who jumped from a window, Police hold back demonstrators marching to protest the police's handling of the investigation, How the Daily Mirror covered the tragedy in 1981, Grieving protesters march from New Cross to the House of Commons - the lady in the glasses is the mother of Roseline, Oleander Agbetu was supposed to go to the party, Police officers used a wall of riot shields to hold back demonstrators marching from New Cross to the House of Commons, Michael Smithyman said he had gatecrashed the party, A demonstration took place outside the inquest, Brixton riots burned 40 years ago but UK 'still has long way to go' with race relations, Survivor of horror fire which killed 13 wants new investigation after murderer confesses. In those days, it was not unusual to attend two or three house parties in one night. Magdalene was too poorly to attend but Oleander Agbetu, a friend of Roselines, went along. . But I am young enough to have missed the daily violence and could naively wonder whether the letters stood for New Flowers. Cork tile and bespoke birch-ply carpentry have been introduced to best utilise the apartments space through the creation of ingenious storage solutions and seating arrangements. Local call rate, 020 3856 4168 A mural has been revealed in honour of 14 young black people killed by a fire in south London 41 years ago. 112 yearsService Charge: approx. At around 4am, someone came in and said theres a small fire in the kitchen and everyone has to leave, Magdalene recalls. Hundreds marched with more joining in spontaneously just like in 1981, venting the same anger and frustration. The result is this, that in the case of each and every one of the deaths, I must return an open verdict. He said he was satisfied that the fire was not started by a petrol bomb or any other incendiary device, either thrown from outside or inside the house in New Cross Road.) Call us 7 days a week 8am-8pm. I remember it rained. More properties from this agent. The apartment has been comprehensively redesigned by architect and designer Dominic Weil. Heres what you can try to find more properties: 020 3909 6764 His death was registered in the Greenwich registration district and he was buried in Lewisham on 11 February 1981. In the doorway was a makeshift memorial stating thirteen of our children murdered and beneath these words was a list of their names. I am old enough to have walked to school and seen chalk directions to NF meetings. It was a remarkably peaceful march until we neared Blackfriars Bridge when the police tried to separate us. As a teenager I remember passing the ruined house at 439 New Cross regularly on my way to college at Goldsmiths. Wed also like to hear from people who attended the Black Peoples Day of Action or who were involved in the campaign that followed, as well as those who took part in the inquest and appeal. The 16-year-old Yvonne Ruddock was having a joint birthday party at her family . To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The response from the police at the time sparked frustration and anger within the community, which resulted in a flurry of political activity, including the march the Black Peoples Day of Action. If anybody wants to trace the roots of Black Lives Matter, January 18, 1981 should be written bold. It was not only the police response that fed into community anger. Last November it emerged that a double murderer confessed to being at the scene. Roseline said she was going back for her boyfriend. I went on the march and things. The meeting concluded with a march to the scene of the fire and a demonstration there, which blocked New Cross Road for several hours. 1 sq. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London. New Cross is fundamental because it contains all the features of racism that black people in Britain have long suffered: the racial violence, police abuse, neglect by the state; in turn, it tells us of the communitys resistance. New Cross Road London SE14 6TA What sort of street is this? In the final death toll 14 young black people between the ages of 14 to 22 had their futures stolen from them that night. As much as the Black Lives Matter summer may seem like a new moment, an opportunity for dramatic change, we have been here before and looking back is essential to moving forward. Gutzmore remembered thinking that it would go no further but a whole heap of young men much braver them me were saying onward, forward and we just went through their line. It took Thatcher five weeks to reply to Sybil Phoenix, who had written on behalf of the New Cross families and community, condemning the failure of government to reflect the outrage of the black community. . Initially the police said they thought the party may have been firebombed. Linton Kwesi Johnsons New Crass Massahkah conveyed in dub poetry perhaps the most enduring and powerful form of historical witness. 13 young people were killed, more than 50 injured and one guest Anthony Berbeck, actually escaped the fire but became mentally ill, Berbeck died after falling from a balcony of a block of council flats. New Cross is a thriving area of south-east London with a growing cultural profile that has a number of independent restaurants, bars and cafes, and is home to Goldsmiths University specialising in art and design. Roselines, went along Victorian terrace house offering approximately 3,421 sq ft, a number of reviews and follow-up have! 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