Plymouth Naval Memorial [105 photos] in SX4753 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The Plymouth Naval Memorial is a war memorial located on Plymouth Hoe to British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in the World Wars. It was Grade II* listed, but in May 2016 it was upgraded to Grade I listed. Link

After World War I, the Royal Navy wanted to find a way to commemorate sailors who had died at sea and had no known grave. An Admiralty committee recommended building memorials at the three main naval ports in Great Britain -- Plymouth, Chatham,TQ7667 : Chatham Naval Memorial, TQ7667 : Chatham Naval Memorial Link . and Portsmouth SZ6398 : Royal Navy War Memorial Link]. The memorials at all three sites were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer with sculpture by Henry Poole.
Following World War II, the naval memorials were expanded to commemorate the dead from that war. Sir Edward Maufe performed the architectural design for the expansion at Plymouth, and the sculpture was by Charles Wheeler and William McMillan.
The Plymouth memorial also bears the names of sailors from Australia, South Africa, and India. The Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates 7,251 sailors of World War I and 15,933 of World War II.

by N Chadwick

Created: Mon, 15 Jun 2015, Updated: Fri, 2 Mar 2018

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SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - North Africa, Malta Convoys, Italy, Sicily, North Russia Convoys panel by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial and Armada Memorial by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - north panels by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - Landing Ships & Crafts, Commandos panels by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Armada Memorial and Naval Memorial by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - North Atlantic, western approaches panels by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - Mediterranean Fleet, Eastern Fleet, East Indies Fleet, British Pacific Fleet panels by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Drake Statue and Naval Memorial by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Naval Memorial, The Hoe by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial & National Cycle Route Milestone by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Naval Memorial and Poppy Wave by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - south panels by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - North Atlantic, Western Approaches, North Sea, English Channel panel by N Chadwick

SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial - North West Europe panel by N Chadwick

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