Plimsoll Memorial
| Plimsoll Memorial | |
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| Artist | Ferdinand Blundstone |
Completion date | 1929 |
| Subject | Samuel Plimsoll |
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Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Plimsoll Memorial |
| Designated | 5 February 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1274547 |
The Plimsoll Memorial is a Grade II listed memorial to Samuel Plimsoll on the Victoria Embankment in Westminster, London.[1] It was erected in 1929 and sits just outside the Victoria Embankment Gardens.
The memorial was designed by Ferdinand Blundstone. It includes a bust of Plimsoll who served as an MP, being first elected in 1868, and aimed to tackle issues surrounding shipping. He is known for his namesake plimsoll line which was instituted as part of the Merchant Shipping Act 1876,[2] his campaigning for such safety measures earned him the nickname of 'the Sailors' Friend'.[3] Plimsoll would also become first president of the National Union of Seamen which would erect the monument in his honour. Its design incorporates various sailing motifs including a painted example of the plimsoll line.[4]
References
- ^ "Plimsoll Memorial, Non Civil Parish – 1274547 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Samuel Plimsoll's legacy marked for his 200th birthday". BBC News. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London statues and monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
- ^ "Samuel Plimsoll (1824–1898) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
External links
Media related to Memorial to Samuel Plimsoll, Victoria Embankment at Wikimedia Commons
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