
Opened in 1995 by Titanic survivor Edith Haisman the garden is a tribute to the 1,523 who perished when the ship struck an iceberg during its maiden voyage in 1912.
For more, see http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/survivor-to-open-titanic-memorial-1615644.html
I wonder why it took till 1995 before a memorial garden was established. They waited so long that almost every Titanic survivor had died from extreme old age. However the location is excellent - in the grounds of the National Maritime Museum.
ReplyDeleteHels - perhaps because the 'memorial' industry as a spin off from celebrity introspection has replaced private and dignified remembrance. As the daughter of a 91 year old mother who lost her husband and most contemporary family and friends in the ordinary and the tragic, I have learned that grand memorials are not the right response to tragedy or remembrance of the brave, the good or the innocent.
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