Plymouth Naval Memorial — Attraction in Plymouth

This huge monument pays tribute to the men and women from the city who gave their lives to the Navy during the Second World War. It's impossible to miss, built on the Hoe as the end point for the huge "promenade" that was made an essential part of the city's reconstruction after being flattened by bombing during the war. It is built around a large obelisk, and is decorated with panels listing the names of those fallen. It also has some impressive statues as part of its design. It does not take long to walk around, and is partly disabled-accesible, and leaves a powerful impression of the cost of the war for the city and...

I visited for the Holocaust Memorial Day service. Very moving speech from Dr Beckman and kaddish sung by Dr Bard. Otherwise rather corporate civil genuflection from the Council dignitaries that felt very much like a Council meeting. Would have liked to hear the testimonies and talks as in previous years, from Pastor Osee and Toby Gorniak MBE. Sad to see our Plymouth MPs not in attendance this year and that the talks were all in private at the Council Chambers. We need to keep the lived experience front and centre, however we do that as survivors pass on. Perhaps by recording them or speaking to their...

This is the main memorial for those that did not return from the 1st and 2nd World Wars. It sits atop Plymouth Hoe and there are views to Plymouth Sound to the South and Plymouth City Centre to the North. Unfortunately access to the various panels with the names on is very limited for wheelchair users and as many of the veterans are likely to be wheelchair bound (including myself) then this is unfortunate. Could Plymouth Council or the War Graves Commission rectify this then the answer would be yes, with couple of well placed wooden ramps and hand rails it could be made...