Memorial: M4614

Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London commemorating Samuel Plimsoll d. 1898

Location

Victoria Embankment, London, England

Transcript

'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'

Details

Description: A granite plinth with a bronze bust of Plimsoll on top, below a ship in relief above a cartouche with the inscription and a plimsoll line, flanked by bronze figure of a seaman holding a wreath and Justice holding a wreath, sword and scales.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze, granite
Date Erected: 1929
Artists: F. V. Blundstone

People

Plimsoll, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 3/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Campaigner for safety at sea
Organisation:

Extra

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