Merchant Navy War Memorial Compass Rose - Welsh Back, Bristol, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 27.159 W 002° 35.543
30U E 528323 N 5700242
This compass rose forms the base of the Merchant Navy War Memorial on the quay at Welsh Back in Bristol. The memorial was unveiled in 2001 by HRH The Princess Royal. A ship's capstan sits atop the 16-pointed compass rose.
Waymark Code: WM11QX8
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/06/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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The Imperial War Museum website lists the memorial and tells us:

In the shape of a ship's capstan, mounted on a three tiered circular plinth with a 16 point compass card. At the top of the column is a bronze collar, with a cross on one side and the merchant navy badge on the other; which is a knotted rope topped by a naval crown and the letters MN in the middle.

        Obelisk:
        Measurements: height 1300 mm, width 1100 mm
        Materials: Granite

        Plinth:
        Measurements: height 340 mm, width 4500 mm
        Materials: Stone

        Plaque:
        Measurements: height 510 mm, width 1250 mm
        Materials: Bronze

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