The Tower Hill Memorial is a national war memorial on the south side of Trinity Square Gardens. It commemorates those from the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets who died during both world wars and have no known grave.
The World War I memorial (pictured), designed by Edwin Lutyens, takes the form of a vaulted corridor, 21.5 metres long, 7 metres wide and 7 to 10 metres high. Inside are 12 bronze plaques engraved with 12,000 names. It was opened by Queen Mary on 12 December 1928.
The World War II memorial, designed by Edward Maufe, takes the form of a semi-circular sunken garden located behind the corridor, to its north. It contains the names of 24,000 British seamen and 50 Australian seamen, listed on the walls of the sunken garden. In the center of the garden is a pool of bronze, engraved with a compass pointing north.
Between the two memorials are two columns with statues representing an officer (western column) and a seaman (eastern). This was designed by Charles Wheeler. The second part of the memorial was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 November 1955.
The main inscription, located in between the two columns, reads
THE TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS WHOSE NAMES ARE HONOURED ON THE WALLS OF THIS GARDEN GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND HAVE NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA.
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A view of the Tower of London from the Tower Hill Memorial
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The Tower Hill Memorial is a national war memorial on the south side of Trinity Square Gardens. It commemorates those from the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets who died during both world wars and have no known grave.
The World War I memorial, designed by Edwin Lutyens, takes the form of a vaulted corridor, 21.5 metres long, 7 metres wide and 7 to 10 metres high. Inside are 12 bronze plaques engraved with 12,000 names. It was opened by Queen Mary on 12 December 1928.
The World War II memorial (pictured), designed by Edward Maufe, takes the form of a semi-circular sunken garden located behind the corridor, to its north. It contains the names of 24,000 British seamen and 50 Australian seamen, listed on the walls of the sunken garden. In the center of the garden is a pool of bronze, engraved with a compass pointing north.
Between the two memorials are two columns with statues (pictured) representing an officer (western column) and a seaman (eastern). This was designed by Charles Wheeler. The second part of the memorial was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 November 1955.
The main inscription, located in between the two columns, reads
THE TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND FISHING FLEETS WHOSE NAMES ARE HONOURED ON THE WALLS OF THIS GARDEN GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND HAVE NO GRAVE BUT THE SEA.
In the background is 10 Trinity Square
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The Tower Hill Sundial, designed by architect John Chitty and sculptor Edwin Russell, sits on a mound outside Tower Hill tube station. Commissioned by the London Underground Ltd, it was unveiled by Denis Tunnicliffe on 3rd August 1992. Constructed in bronze and stone, it is circumscribed by a bronze band with low relief sculptures illustrating 2000 years of the history of London transport in from 1066-1982.
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The Tower Hill Sundial, designed by architect John Chitty and sculptor Edwin Russell, sits on a mound outside Tower Hill tube station. Commissioned by the London Underground Ltd, it was unveiled by Denis Tunnicliffe on 3rd August 1992. Constructed in bronze and stone, it is circumscribed by a bronze band with low relief sculptures illustrating 2000 years of the history of London transport in from 1066-1982.
This stretch of the relief shows (from right to left): Population reaching 220,000 in 1600; 35,000 perishing at the mercy of plague in 1603; The Gunpowder Plot in 1605; 30,000 perishing at the mercy of plague in 1625; and Civil War in 1642.
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