Stone worker and signwriter renovating the replacement marble memorial at Margate harbour to be scraped back from carved letters

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The Victory Lugger Memorial Stone at Margate The nine men crew of the Victory Lugger lost their lives when their boat was swamped by terrible seas during their attempt to rescue the crew of the American sailing ship Northern Belle which had foundered on rocks off the most south eastern point of England, off the coast of Kent, on 5th January 1857. The ages of the nine men ranged from 22 to 63. Amongst them were William Emptage, aged 52 and his nephew, John Emptage, aged 29. On 27th April 2013 the replacement Memorial Stone was officially replaced with a ceremony. Restoration of the lettering only 2 years after is erection due to seaside atmosphere, sun and salts

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Size: 5700px × 3793px
Location: Harwich, Essex
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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