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The Titanic Memorial, Belfast. Memorials and monuments to victims of the sinking of the RMS Titanic exist in a number of places around the world associated with Titanic, notably in Belfast, Liverpool and Southampton in the United Kingdom; Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada; and New York City and Washington, D.C. in the United States.
The Cable Ship Mackay-Bennett was a transatlantic cable-laying and cable-repair ship registered at Lloyd's of London as a Glasgow vessel but owned by the American Commercial Cable Company. She is notable for being the ship that recovered the majority of the bodies after the sinking of the Titanic.
The Molly Brown House Museum (also known as House of Lions) is a house in Denver, Colorado, United States that was the home of American philanthropist, activist, and socialite Margaret Brown. She survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic and was known as the "Heroine of the Titanic" for her service to survivors. She later became known as "The ...
Within days of the Titanic disaster, suggestions were put forward in Belfast that the local victims should be commemorated with a memorial. Belfast City Council passed a resolution on 1 May 1912 stating that "the City of Belfast recognises with unbounded pride that in the hour of trial the fortitude of her sons failed not; and while she mourns for her dead, she rejoices in having given to the ...
When the monument was designed, the use of manual labourers and workers was an uncommon subject in British public art and their inclusion by Goscombe John was considered innovative. [ 5 ] [ 1 ] Historic England describe the memorial as having a considerable influence on the future design of war memorials, calling it "one of the most ...
RMS Tayleur was a short-lived, full-rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line.She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground off Lambay Island and sank, on her maiden voyage, in 1854.
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Titanic Memorial: Belfast City Hall: 1920: Sir Thomas Brock Statue group on pedestal: Stone Q7809806 [14] More images: Sir Edward James Harland: Belfast City Hall: 1903: Sir Thomas Brock Statue on pedestal: Q17778453 [15] More images: The 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava: Belfast City Hall: 1906: Frederick W. Pomeroy: Statue on pedestal with ...