Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stained glass window with the figure of St Mathew above and a kneeling angel below.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Sjømannskirken i London – The Norwegian Church and Seamen’s Mission
Street
St Olav's Court
Town
Rotherhithe
District
Country
Postcode
SE16 4JP
OS map ref
TQ 35182 79613
Other Details
South entrance of the Rotherhithe Tunnel.

Norwegian Seafarers-WW2 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
MATTEUS/ TIL MINNE OM NORSKE SJOMENN/ SOM SATTE LIVET TIL UNDER/ VERDENSKRIGEN 1939-1945.

(Trans: MATHEW/ IN MEMORY OF THE NORWEGIAN SEAFARERS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945.
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
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
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
The vicar believes the church itself is a memorial for Norwegian seamen.