Victoria Embankment (Thames Side)
Nr Temple Pier (Temple tube)
London
This is a war memorial to the Submariners of both world wars
comprising a monumental stepped granite plinth set into the Thames
embankment wall, constructed form large rectangular slabs and
blocks of granite on which is mounted a large bas-relief sculptural
bronze memorial plaque depicting the cross section of the interior
of an early submarine surrounded by sea spirits and fish. This
central element is surrounded by an architectural framework
decorated with further sculptures and sculptural embellishments. To
either side of this central bronze plaque are 40 bronze wreath
hooks in the form of anchors. An additional plaque was added below
the large plaque in 1992 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
unveiling of the original memorial.
Plaque details
At the top of the memorial are the following words:
Erected to the memory of the officers and men of the British
Navy who lost their lives serving in submarines 1914 - 1918 and
1939 - 1945.
On the left hand side of the main memorial is a list of
submarines lost in the Great War (1914 - 1918), and on the right
hand side is a list of submarines lost during the Second World War
(1939 - 1945).
The 70th Anniversary plaque reads:
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 upkeep of this memorial, unveiled
by Peter P Rigby C.B.E. J.P.