Marchioness Pleasure Boat - Memorial - Southwark Cathedral - London, UK. - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The memorial to the victims of the Marchioness Disaster, when a River Thames pleasure boat sank near to the Cathedral.

The memorial is set in the floor in a space occupied by the font, hence the unusual shape of the memorial.

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 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.:
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Relevent website: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: Daily 10 am to 5 pm Entrance fees (if any): free Date dedicated: 01/01/1991 Sponsor(s): Public donations Parking coordinates: Not Listed

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