The Naval War Memorial at Plymouth, situated at the centre of The Hoe, looking towards Plymouth Sound

Unveiled in 1924, the First World War memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer with sculpture by Henry Poole. The Second World War extension, unveiled in 1954, was designed by Sir Edward Maufe, with sculpture by Charles Wheeler and William McMillan. One of three naval memorials erected by the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission

View Full Image on Dreamstime

Keywords: naval war memorial plymouth hoe plymouth-sound memorials war-graves wargraves-commission first-worldwar second-worldwar naval-war graves naval-warmemorial smeatontower smeaton-tower smeatontower-lighthouse lighthouse plymouth-hoe

Username: IanBushwacker

Editorial: No

Width: 2560 pixels

Height: 1440 pixels

Downloads: 0

Image ID: 311202253