The top of the Royal Navy War Memorial on Plymouth Hoe England with copper sphere representing the world with four winds
The top of the Royal Navy War Memorial on Plymouth Hoe England Towards the top the tower branches out into four ships prows The statuary at the top of the tower represents the four winds that blow the angry north the fair south the cruel east and the kindly west This supports a large copper sphere representing the globe These features were sculpted by Mr Henry Poole although they were originally designed by Mrs Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams a well known sculptress from North Tawton who was unable to carry out the work on the full sized model
Size: 3350px × 5113px
Location: PLYMOUTH HOE ENGLAND
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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