Erection date: 21/8/1929
Samuel Plimsoll, born 1824 - died 1898. Erected by the members of the National Union of Seamen, in grateful recognition of his services to the men of the sea of all nations.
Note the charming seahorse design at the bottom of the railings. London Details have some more information about this memorial.
SW1, Victoria Embankment
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Samuel Plimsoll
Born Bristol. "The sailors' friend", whose Load Line prevented ships becoming...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Samuel Plimsoll
Sculptor. Born Switzerland in an English family. Seems to have specialised ...
120-tonne block of granite, 4.1 metre cube with a corner removed. According to Handy Shipping Guide this was the "biggest transportatio...
Cut from a single block of Irish limestone. The quote was used by Churchill but actually written by Sir Edward Marsh in relation to WWI. ...
The statue is of the boy David holding Goliath's sword (the clue is in the size of the sword). The model for this statue used to be on pu...
Note that Pte. Charles R. King, 7th Centre of London Regiment, appears twice in the list. Such are the perils of not sorting your list! ...
The 1920s photo of the church shows the WW1 memorial in place in front of the church, facing south west. The plinth supported a tall pill...
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