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Surrey Docks Fire

 
 
Surrey Docks Fire Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 6, 2018
1. Surrey Docks Fire Marker
Inscription.
London Borough of Southwark
Surrey docks fire
On September 7th 1940
the docks were set on
fire in the first raid
of the Blitz
Voted by the People

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1940.
 
Location. 51° 29.819′ N, 0° 3.058′ W. Marker is in Southwark, England, in Greater London. It is at the intersection of Surrey Quays Road and Lower Road, on the right when traveling east on Surrey Quays Road. Located at London College of International Business Studies. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 892 Surrey Quays Road, Southwark, England SE16 2XU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in London and in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dockmanager’s Office (here,
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next to this marker); King George’s Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Cast Steel Segments (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St Mary Rotherhithe (approx. half a kilometer away); Sands Film Studio (approx. half a kilometer away); This Tower (approx. half a kilometer away); Sailing of the Mayflower (approx. half a kilometer away); Boiler House (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwark.
 
Surrey Docks Fire Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 6, 2018
2. Surrey Docks Fire Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Oct. 11, 2026