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.