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Memorials to Captain Smith

At Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire there is a fine statue to Captain Smith. The statue was sculptured by Kathleen, Lady Scott, C.V.O and unveiled by the Captain's daughter Helen on 29th July 1914.
There is a stained glass window to him in Liverpool Cathedral.
In the ceiling of Liverpool Cathedral there is also a finely detail sculpture of the Titanic.
At Ball Green Junior School, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire they have on loan the model made in 1912 of the Titanic - the model was made by the children of Captain Smiths old school Eutria.
There is a very large splendid mural to Captain Smith and the Titanic at The Potteries, Shopping Precinct, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.
At the site of his old Southampton residence 'Woodhead' Winn Road, Southampton, which was destroyed by German bombs during World War II now stands a block of flats called Cheltenham Court, Winn Road, and in the main entrance is a framed picture of the Titanic with the caption
There is a plaque on the wall of the house where he was born at 51 Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent.

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