Erection date: 21/10/1948
These fountains and the busts against the north wall of the square were erected by Parliament to the memory of Admirals of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe and Earl Beatty to the end that their illustrious services to the state might never be forgotten.
This plaque is just part of the larger memorial.
WC2, Trafalgar Square
Laid in the ground between the two fountains.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jellicoe & Beatty plaque
Admiral. Born Nantwich. The youngest non-royal to become Rear Admiral since N...
Born Southampton. Commander of the fleet and victor at the Battle of Jutland ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Jellicoe & Beatty plaque
Also known as the Palace of Westminster, it comprises the House of Commons an...
Unveiled by A. N. Wilson, an historian educated at Rugby, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations.
'Mystery' is from the Latin meaning 'professional skill'.
There are identical plaques at each end of the section of the tunnel that was damaged. As far as we know, these are the only memorials un...
The two be-wreathed babies are on the building on the south-east side of the street, which was the 1914 nurses home; the others on the, p...
Poet, essayist, playwright, historian, and diplomat. Born in the house called The Spread Eagle in Bread Street, Cheapside. Left London to study in Cambridge but found all the dull debates in Latin ...
Blake lived here with his wife, Catherine, throughout the 1790s. The photograph was taken in about 1913 and shows that it had already been honoured with a plaque. Despite this the house, with the r...
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