{Around the ship-shaped base of the statue:}
To the memory of Christopher Jones 1570 - 1622, master of the Mayflower. He landed 102 planters & adventurers at Plymouth Massachusetts 21.Dec.1620. They formed the Mayflower Compact & the first permanent colony in New England.
The statue represents Jones looking back at England, while the child is looking towards the New World. It was paid for by the 'Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims'.
Site: St Mary the Virgin Rotherhithe (4 memorials)
SE16, St Marychurch Street, St Mary the Virgin Church
The Christopher Jones statue is on the left of the picture, and Prince Lee Boo's tomb in the centre (next to the rather incongruous children's climbing frame).
Our information comes from St Marys Rotherhithe's website.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
