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Jubilee Memorial, South Shields


West face carries a medallion portrait of William Wouldhave, the east face one of Henry Greathead. Wouldhave and Greathead are the disputed inventors of the modern first self-righting lifeboat. The north and south faces have reliefs of a shipwreck and the return of the lifeboat.

Ocean Road William Wouldhave (1751–1821) Historic Buildings and Monuments in South Tyneside
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JUBILEE MEMORIAL - South Shields - List Entry
- 1890. J H Morton, Architect. John F Scott, Sculptor. R B Farbridge, Monumental Mason. 45 ft high square ashlar tower, rising in 4 stages, designed in the "classical" style. First …
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List number: 1232319
List grade: 2
Grid ref: NZ3706367533
Borough: South Tyneside

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