Born Kilkee, county Clare, Ireland. He led several Antarctic expeditions and located the South magnetic pole during his voyage of 1907-1909. Died of a heart attach on a voyage to the South Atlantic on his ship Quest moored in South Georgia.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Hay's Wharf - riverside
Hay's Galleria In the mid 1850's, following the steady rise of the River Tham...
Shackleton statue
In Exhibition Road façade, on left of picture. This bronze statue stands in a...
Sir Ernest Shackleton - SE26
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Robert Ferrier
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
New Zealand Company
Formed to establish British settlements in New Zealand. 5 May 1839 despatched the survey ship Tory to begin the colonisation of New Zealand on the Wakefield Plan.
1 memorial
Cornelius Hickey
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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Charles Sargeant Jagger
Sculptor. Born Yorkshire. Started as an apprentice metal engraver for Mappin & Webb in Sheffield, then went to art school and studied sculpture under Lanteri. Served in WW1 in the Artists Ri...
5 memorials
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