Approaching the coastal cities of Portsmouth and Plymouth from the sea, or cruising up the Medway towards Chatham, you will inevitably notice great stone obelisks emerging along the coast. These powerful landmarks, topped with immense stone globes, stand sentinel over the coasts and docks from which Commonwealth seafarers set sail in the World Wars. These stone monoliths are the Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham Naval Memorials: our chief sites for naval commemoration. Elsewhere, in the heart of London, next to the iconic Tower of London and Tower Bridge, a bronze hall leading onto a quiet garden skirted by a memorial wall reveals itself: the Tower Hill Memorial, commemorating merchant seamen and fishermen who died serving the war effort in the World Wars. Read our Naval Memorials Guide blog, link below.