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 ...
The memorial is now in the Borough of Lewisham. Deptford ceased to exist as a separate borough in 1965. Wagstaff created the two figures...
The monument carries the Russian royal crest and the text in Russian as well as English.
At its source this photo of the two memorials is dated: "25 January 2001, just prior to their movement to storage and re-erection in Hamm...
The 3 lists are each in alphabetical sequence. The lettering on the memorial is clear and easy to read - one benefit of the memorial bein...
An adjacent information panel gives extensive information about the attack and the victims.
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