Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
SINGLE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW. CENTRAL WINGED FIGURE OF VICTORY HOLDING A SWORD AND A TORCH OF LIBERTY. FIGURE SURMOUNTING THE ARMS OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY ENCLOSED BY A WREATH FROM WHICH SPRINGS A MEANDER HOLDING FIGURES OF THE FIGHTING AND CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICES, WITH SCENES OF THE BOMBING OF THE PORT OF LONDON.

WINDOW IS FLANKED BY FOUR SMALLER STAINED GLASS WINDOWS CONTAINING REPRESENTATIONS OF TYPES OF SHIPS USING THE PORT OF LONDON FROM 1650 TO 1950

THE NAMES OF 125 STAFF MEMBERS (64 HM FORCES PERSONNEL AND 61 KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION AT WORK OR AT HOME) WHOM THE WINDOW COMMEMORATES ARE INSCRIBED IN A BOOK DISPLAYED IN A GLAZED CASE BELOW THE WINDOW.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Change my own title
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
London International Cruise Terminal
Town
Tilbury
District
Thurrock
County
Essex
Country
England
Postcode
RM18 7NG
OS map ref
TQ 64326 75134
Other Details
Mounted into the wall at the west end of the check-in hall, where, annually in November, the PLA's Remembrance Service is held.

Port of London Authority Staff - WW2 Location

Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Port of London Authority Head Office
Street
Trinity Square
Town
London
District
City Of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Postcode
EC3
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Building sold and memorials temporarily moved to London Dock House until that building was redeveloped and a permanent place for them was found in Tilbury Cruise Terminal (present location)
What year was it moved?
1971
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF/ OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
0
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War - civilians
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
0
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Port of Tilbury Ltd (Technical Services Dept), Tilbury Freeport, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7EH
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
Dec 2007: Window was damaged. A temporary repair was conducted and photographs of the damage were taken. Specialist repairers have the original fragments of glass to copy in order to repair/replicate.

24 September 2008: Repairs now approaching completion by Sheenagh McKinlay Stained Glass Studio, Bromley-By-Bow Centre. The work due to finish in time for Tilbury Port Technical Services to arrange re-installation in time for PLA's Annual November Remembrance Service in the port Terminal Building.

10 November 2008: Repaired window was in place for the Remembrance Service on 10 November.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
2645MM
How wide is the component?
11480MM
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
corporate
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR CHRISTOPHER WEBB
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
13 November 1952
Who was present?
FIELD MARSHAL LORD ALANBROOKE COL COMMANDANT
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Rededicated
When did it take place?
19 November 1990
Who was present?
Bishop Suffragan of Bradwell