Memorial

Norwegian Navy and Merchant Fleet WW2

Norway Hyde Park #1

Source: Copyright London Remembers

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Current Location

Lower Parkland, North of the Serpentine, about 100 yards NW of Serpentine Lodge, Hyde Park, City Of Westminster, Greater London, W2 2UH, England

TQ 27323 80228

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Type of Memorial: Stone of remembrance
WMR Reference Number: 52598
Description: Rough-hewn glacial boulder resting on a base formed of three individual stones. The dedication is carved into the front of the stone. On the back is an inscription recording the bringing of the boulder from Norway. (Note: this memorial is very similar to the memorial to the Norwegian Brigade and Other Army Units in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, reference 44625, and was unveiled in the same month, September 1978.)
Inscription: FRONT FACE: THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE ROYAL NOWEGIAN NAVY/ AND THE NORWEGIAN MERCHANT FLEET IN THE YEAR 1978/WE THANK THE BRITISH PEOPLE FOR FREINDSHIP/ AND HOSPITALITY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ YOU GAVE US A SAFE HAVEN IN OUR COMMON STRUGGLE/ FOR FREEDOM AND PEACE REAR FACE: THIS BOULDER WAS BROUGHT HERE FROM NORWAY/ WHERE IT WAS WORN AND SHAPED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS/ BY FORCES A NATURE - FROST, RUNNING WATER, ROCK, SAND AND ICE - UNTIL IT OBTAINED ITS PRESENT SHAPE.

Unveiled

20th September 1978

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Stone of remembrance

Height: 8FT

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good