Remembering a tragedy: culture inspired by the New Cross fire, Howthe New Cross fire became a rallying cry for political action. People were saying it was the National Front that started the fire, he says. The first bedroom has an original, marble Victorian fire place. As a teenager I remember passing the ruined house at 439 New Cross regularly on my way to college at Goldsmiths. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Joseph warns that people need to learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable and that if we are heeding the lessons from New Cross, then that unease should remain palpable. An opportunity to purchase this stunning end of terrace Victorian terrace house offering approximately 3,421 sq ft. That was the last time we saw her alive.. A white Austin Princess car was seen driving away from the fire. 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. They claimed that the fire was ignited from inside. 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. Fearing for her life, Magdalene jumped out of the second-storey window. Protesters out in force for the march that followed the New Cross fire, the Black Peoples Day of Action, on 2 March 1981. The apartment has been comprehensively redesigned by architect and designer Dominic Weil. Forty years on, recalling the events seems vital, especially in this moment of renewed optimism after the Black Lives Matter protests, because the legacies of New Cross still resonate. Cecil Gutzmore, the academic and activist who was active in the mobilisations after the fire, explained to me that almost immediately victims became suspects. 112 yearsService Charge: approx. or via WhatsApp by clicking here or adding the contact +44(0)7867825056. Superbly located on a quiet residential road, it offers a large garden and lots of scope to extend subject to the usual planning con An imposing, semi-detached, 1,487 square feet, freehold property located on Amersham Road moments away from Goldsmiths University of London and New Cross station. As Johnny Osbourne sang pointedly 13 Dead (and Nothing Said). Neighbouring Addresses Photograph: Graham Wood/ANL/Shutterstock. The living room has bespoke bench seating running around its perimeter with incorporated storage space, power points and heating. Wayne Hayes who was 17 at the time, recalled the carnage in an interview from the HuffPost last year. The house was packed with around 200 people and the party was in full swing. 230,000. Local call rate, 020 7313 3660 Save. 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. He described how dozens of teenagers and young people, trapped upstairs in the house after the stairs collapsed, resorted to jumping out of second-floor windows, how it was so hot peoples skin was peeling back and how in the aftermath he had 140 skin grafts. As someone who regularly engages in media debates I can certainly testify to this. 1 sq. There was a party atmosphere, it was filled with young people laughing and dancing. Tenancy info. Thatchers disrespect was summed up in her request to Phoenix to pass on her sympathies rather than making any effort to contact the families herself. 2. 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in Como Road, London, SE23 - Rightmove. In 1978 Deptfords Albanys Empire community theatre was burned down, with the national front claiming responsibility. In need of some updating but would make a wonderful contemporary home. The demonstration was largely peaceful but there was some violence. He shattered 163 bones and has been classed as disabled ever since. The film includes testimony from Armza Ruddock, whose children Yvonne and Paul both died: Every time I close my eyes I can only see the fire, and the children were screaming, and when they stopped screaming I said, oh God theyre dead. Shabazz describes his reaction as similar to the experience people felt at Grenfell. Endwell Road. This was a direct response to the far rights calls to keep Britain white and it became a launchpad for resistance in the 1980s. As Paul Gilroy commented recently, photographs of the young people who lost their lives were carried as a demonstration that their humanity mattered. It is ironic that the very gains the black power movement created in access to education, employment and society are the same factors that led many of us to look for alternatives to mass grassroots political activism. 1. 24. Change). A full rsum of his life can be found on theEncyclopedia Titanica website. Im not saying its a racist attack but the way the police handled it was racist. Heres what you can try to find more properties: 020 3909 6764 This large and imposing three-storey Victorian home boasts lavish entertaining space, And a beautiful landscaped garden with tree house and side access. A second inquest in 2004 accepted the fire was started deliberately, but rejected that it was a racist attack. 157 New Cross Road, London, SE14 5DG. In the month after the New Cross fire, rightwing Tory MP Jill Knight raised the issue in parliament, calling for such noisy gatherings to be banned on the grounds of public safety, citing race relations legislation as a reason the polices hands were tied. I remember it rained. He shattered 163 bones and has been classed as disabled ever since. It was a lovely party vibe. 57 Hatcham Park Road. September. Its a shock to our system to know that 13 young people ended up dead during a birthday party. Thinking back now perhaps the most appropriate way to remember those lives cut short so cruelly is to renew a commitment and vigilance to challenging contemporary racism in all its forms. He was knifed by Frank Stephen Cobbett, a tramp who was rec 12,210 brave WW1 seamen remembered on the monument at Tower Hill. Some abandoned work for the day and thousands of school-age children took part. Nationwide pays Rightmove a fee for each completed mortgage. Joseph feels this lack of education of black Britains past is intentional because it allows people to treat racism as a non-essential issue in society. He was based at theHyde Park Police Station when he was murdered. Your responses are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. Forty years later, families are still grieving and wondering who caused their sons, daughters, brothers and sisters to die in that dreadful inferno. Map data OpenStreetMap That day of action after New Cross was supported by black university students, who were gaining their first significant foothold on campuses. Beat the energy price rises in New Cross Road, London SE14 6TA Yearly saving up to: 667 Detached house 532 Semi-detached house 473 End terrace house Compare energy deals 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. 439 New Cross Road New Cross, London, SE14 6TA We have occupancy information for 1 person based at this address from 2021 to 2022 from Edited Electoral Roll : Full name | Length of occupancy | Telephone number* (*Where Available) Find Who Lives Here Property Information The last sale of this property was before 1995. An alternative setup gives you four bedrooms and one reception. I survived because I managed to jump out of the window and I am still haunted at the scene of all these young people panicking when we realised we were going to die. Police confront protesters in Blackfriars Bridge Road in London in 1981. Forty years on from the New Cross fire, what has changed for black Britons? All units and doors are of birch-ply. No one has ever been charged in connection with the fire and the case remains unsolved, leading to a complete lack of faith in the official investigations. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Its just too raw and it is raw to this day.. The night was a birthday celebration for 16-year-old Yvonne Ruddock and 18-year-old Angela Jackson at the Ruddock family home 439 New Cross Road in South London. Superbly located, this 4 bedroom semi-detached house offers access to a range of open spaces. 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. [5] Victims [ edit] 2019. 256 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 5PL. As part of the Race Today Collective, Hassan Howe, along with her future husband, activist Darcus Howe, John La Rose, representing the Black Parents Movement, Roxy Harris and others arranged a community meeting at the local Moonshot club following the fire. And just three years before in 1978, Deptfords Albany Empire community theatre was burned down, with the National Front claiming responsibility. It was that sense of shock that this is where racism leads - to a massacre, not of what the media grudgingly referred to as West Indian youngsters, but to the murder of your neighbours, classmates and friends. 439, New Cross Road. Fire had been a staple weapon of racist violence and there had been other arson attacks on black community centres and youth clubs. Caribbean house parties were a particular target. Those who died in the fire were: Humphrey Brown, 18; Peter Campbell, 18; Steve Collins, 17; Patrick Cummings, 16; Gerry Francis, 17; Andrew Gooding, 14; Lloyd Richard Hall, 20; Patricia Denise Johnston, 15; Rosalind Henry, 16; Glenton Powell, 15; Paul Ruddock, 22; Yvonne Ruddock, 16; Owen Thompson, 16. Fury over the police investigation when partygoers began to be treated as arson suspects, led to a 20,000-strong protest through London and is also thought to be one of the catalysts for the Brixton uprising in April 1981. The only way to escape was to jump through the window on the first floor. In a way this is my lasting memory. No one has ever been charged in connection with the fire. Enquire Map Book a Viewing Video Tour. 2023 London Remembers, All Rights Reserved. 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