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Brief description of site

The Memorial was erected to comemorate the death of Jack Philips, the radio operator on the Titanic, a Godalming man. It was paid for by public subscription and designed by the local architect, Thackeray Turner, planting designed by Gertrude Jekyll. It takes the form of a brick and tile cloister and sits in the watermeadow near to the parish church.

Brief history of site

The Phillips Memorial Cloister was created in 1913 to commemorate the bravery of Jack Phillips, radio operator on the RMS Titanic.

Location information:

Address: Phillips Memorial Recreation Ground, Borough Road, Godalming

Locality: Surrey

Local Authorities:

Surrey; Waverley

Historical County: Surrey

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: Grid Ref: SU968441
Latitude: 51.18794 Longitude: -0.6162747

Key information:

Form of site: designed urban space

Purpose of site: Commemorative

Site first created: 1913

Main period of development: Early 20th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 0.1

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