Titanic Memorials: Engineers, Liverpool

The home port of Titanic and the White Star Line, Liverpool, commisioned a memorial to remember the heroism and devotion to duty shown by the ship's engineers, who remained at their posts operating electrical and pumping equipment to ensure that the ship stayed afloat for as long as was possible.

The design of the memorial was changed during construction to incorporate those mariners lost during World War I.

It bears the following inscription:

It stands in a very prominent position adjacent to the Liver Insurance Building, and it looks out across the wide expanse of the River Mersey, and the landing stage where once the very biggest of the White Star and Cunard liners would tie-up, ready to embark expectant passengers travelling to the 'New World'. Of course, it is only a stone's throw from the old White Star offices on James Street, where Bruce Ismay had his office in the turret overlooking the river.

Directions: For anyone approaching Liverpool from the motorways, simply follow signs for either 'Albert Dock' (Brown Tourism Signs) or 'All Docks' (Anchor Signs), they bring you more or less to the same place. Parking in the Albert Dock car parks is free, and from there you can walk to the Merseyside Maritme Museum, a must! The Memorial itself is only a couple of hundred yards from the Albert Dock and the Museum, right alongside the Liver Building (look for the birds!).