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 names commemorate those who are buried in the cemetery without individual headstones, so some have accompanying touching epithets whi...
We took our photos on 25 November.
"... and of whom those whose names ..." - we just don't write English like that any more, thank heavens.
When we visited the location, the Cornwell plaque was obscured by wreaths and soil, so we couldn't get a photograph. The inscription has ...
The group of names on the back of the monument headed "Additional Names, 1915 – 1918" gives a sense of the difficulties of managing so ma...
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