Armada Memorial

The Armada Memorial is a significant memorial located on The Promenade at Hoe in Plymouth, built in 1888. Designed by architect Herbert A. Gribble and sculptor W. Charles May, it is constructed from dressed granite and features bronze fittings and sculpture. The memorial has an octagonal stepped base that leads up to a square panelled plinth with an entablature. This transitions into a tall panelled chest, also with an entablature, which supports a bronze figure of Britannia with a lion. The front of the memorial displays a crowned shield with drapes, a panel depicting the Armada, and the inscription: "HE BLEW WITH HIS WINDS AND THEY WERE SCATTERED." Additionally, the chest features a wreathed medallion with the head of the Spanish admiral, Sedonia. Surrounding the memorial is a low perimeter fence made of granite plinths and chains, supported by turned cast-iron stanchions. This memorial is part of a distinguished series of monuments on the Hoe.