Memorials to Christopher Head




Head, Mr. Christopher. Missing. Cabin B11. London address c/o Henry Head & Co., 27, Cornhill, London, E.C.

There is a brass memorial to Mr. Head in St Nicolas Church, Old Shoreham, Susses.

Money for a memorial painting was raised and the artist Miss N. Labouchere was commissioned to paint Mr. Heads portrait in his full Mayoral outfit. The memorial painting exists today and and be viewed on request at the Central Library, Hornton Street, Royal Borough Of Kensington.

In Cadogan Place Gardens, Sloane Street London there is a memorial to Mr. Head and it takes the form of a sundial, with a metal plate on its plinth bearing the inscription on three lines:

To The Memory of Christopher Head

For Some Years Hon. Secretary of These Gardens

Who Perished on the Titanic April 15th 1912.



Courtesy of Brian J. Ticehurst

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