Submariners

  • Submariners - Taken by Chris Ruff 02 Nov 2010

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  • Submariners - Taken by Chris Ruff 07 Nov 2010

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  • General View - Taken by mhs 22 Jan 2014

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  • High definition shot of relief detail - Taken by JJ Nelson 24 Nov 2016

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  • 70th anniversary commemorative plaque - Taken by Ffion Jones 19 Jul 2021

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  • Crew inside a submarine surrounded by sea creatures/mermen - Taken by Ffion Jones 19 Jul 2021

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  • Submariners war memorial - Taken by Ffion Jones 19 Jul 2021

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  • A notable feature is the anchor hooks used to display wreaths - Taken by Ffion Jones 19 Jul 2021

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  • Submariners WW1 + WW2 - Taken by Ffion Jones 19 Jul 2021

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  • Submariners war memorial - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Dedication for the National Submarine war memorial 1922 - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Truth - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Justice - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • F Brook Hitch RBS [Frederick Brook Hitch, sculptor] - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Central bas relief: cross section of a submarine control room with the Captain to the fore beneath the periscope [HE listing] - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Submarine at base - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Mermen with nets - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Mermen with nets - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Anchor hook wreath holders - 40 in total - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Submarines lost 1914-1918 - list [Truth to left] - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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  • Submarines lost 1939-45 - list [Justice to right] - Taken by Ffion Jones War Memorials Trust 17 Feb 2024

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Reference WMO/112006

Address:

Victoria Embankment

London

EC4Y 0HJ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is sited on a wall of the Embankment by Temple Steps between Temple station and Blackfriars station. The bronze bas relief is by sculptor Frederick Brook Hitch and depicts nereids (sea nymphs) swimming on either side of a cross section of an interior of a submarine. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of London West Walk : Here is another memorial telling a story in pictures. You can see the loneliness of a submarine out in the ocean and the cramped conditions experienced by the submariners. The central relief is surrounded by sea spirits, in the form of humans, casting nets and seaweed as if to emphasise the trap in which the men are caught. On either side there are figures of women representing Truth (on the left) and Justice (on the right) for which the men are fighting. The hooked anchors on either side of the allow wreaths to be hung, especially on the Sunday before Remembrance Day when there is a special ceremony by submariners. In 1992 a second plaque was added to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dedication of the memorial. The lists on either side show the submarines lost in the two wars.
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ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BRITISH NAVY/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN SUBMARINES 1914-1918 & 1939-1945. Below plaque: 1914-1918 1939-1945 Additional plaque: NATIONAL SUBMARINE WAR MEMORIAL (1922)/ THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE MEMORIAL'S/ SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND THE CONTRIBUTION/ BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBMARINERS' OLD/ COMRADES, LONDON, IN THEIR DEVOTION TO/ THE UPKEEEP OF THIS MEMORIAL. UNVEILED BY/ PETER P. RIGBY, C.B.E .J.P.1st NOVEMBER, 1992.

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