Southport Monument Gardens - Merchant Seamen

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Non-Specific Conflict

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 28-08-2010
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Dedicated
Date: 28-08-2010
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

62448

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Current location

In the garden West of the Monument
Southport Monument Gardens
London Square/Lord St
Southport
Sefton
Merseyside
PR8 1AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 33703 17367
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Polished black granite tablet. Above the dedicatory inscription is the Merchant Navy emblem, with ensigns to left and right, incised and painted white. The inscription is incised and gilded.

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF/ ALL MERCHANT SEAMEN/ LOST AT SEA

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Non-Specific Conflict
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Black

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Comments: Fundraising took one year
Memorial: £2,000

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Responsibility

Sefton Metropolitan District Council

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