Titanic Memorial, City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 5GS

A memorial statue by Sir Thomas Brock erected c.1920, formed in marble set on a chamfered and tapering square grey granite base with a plinth of two steps, of a female figure of Fame (holding a wreath) looking down on two sea-nymphs holding a drowned man. The top of the base is simply moulded and grotesque bronze heads supply fountains at front and back of the base. Inscription (now in black but formerly gold leaf) on the main part of the base records the names of “those gallant Belfast men...who lost their lives on the 15th of April 1912 by the foundering of the Belfast-built RMS Titanic through collision with an iceberg, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York”. Setting The memorial stands on lawn, with nearby limestone balustrading associated with the City Hall and a new low wall in grey granite erected 2012 recording further names from the disaster. This is one of a number of memorials in the grounds surrounding the City Hall (HB26/50/001A) and erected shortly after it (HB26/50/001B-001D and HB26/50/001F-001J). They complement one another as well as the main building. Many of the buildings around Donegall Square are similar in date, contributing to the context of this structure. Pedestal: Grey granite with bronze detail Statue: Carrara marble