Marchioness Memorial - Southwark Cathedral - London, UK.
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The Marchioness River Thames pleasure boat Sank, & 51 people lost their lives on a hot summer night over 25 years ago. The Marchioness Disaster Memorial is located in Southwark Cathedral, London, Great Britain.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/29/2016
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The Marchioness memorial stone was laid at Southwark Cathedral located in the South aisle, adjacent to the South-West door where the Font used to stand before the new aisle was added.
The Marchioness Memorial is in memory to the 51 people who lost their lives & when a River Thames pleasure boat sank near to the Cathedral in 1989.
The octagonal memorial stone dedicated in 1991, has a ship's wheel engraved around the outer edge. A plaque with the names of those lost, located at the head of the memorial.
From the Cathedral Website:
"The memorial to the victims of the Marchioness Disaster, when a River Thames pleasure boat sank near to the Cathedral. Prior to the memorial being installed here, this space was occupied by the font, hence the unusual shape of the memorial." (
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From the BBC News Website:
"On a hot, late-summer evening in 1989, the Marchioness pleasure boat, packed with more than 130 partygoers, collided with the dredger Bowbelle and sank in the River Thames, killing 51 people. Twenty-five years on, survivors and victims' families recall what happened and the legacy that remains.: Text Source: (
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