Lloyd's has a special association with the Cunard Queens -
in 1936 and in 1939 they presented sets of ships' bells
(including two 24 inch bells weighing 350 lb. Each) to RMS
Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth.
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 would also receive a special gift
from Lloyd's. But this time it has taken the unusual form of
a Britannia figurehead.
Carved in Quebec yellow Pine by Cornish sculptor Charles
Moore, the figurehead measures some 6 feet high and 2
feet 6 inches diameter, and weighs over 300 lb. It has been
designed as a special feature to stand inside the Britannia Restaurant and was bolted into position 2 feet above the deck. When this restaurant became the Tables of the World in the 1970s, the figurehead was featured in the Starboard entrance on Upper Deck.
The photograph shows the Chairman of Lloyd's in 1968, Mr. Ralph Hiscox (left) and the Deputy Chairman of Cunard Line, Lord Mancroft (right).
in 1936 and in 1939 they presented sets of ships' bells
(including two 24 inch bells weighing 350 lb. Each) to RMS
Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth.
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 would also receive a special gift
from Lloyd's. But this time it has taken the unusual form of
a Britannia figurehead.
Carved in Quebec yellow Pine by Cornish sculptor Charles
Moore, the figurehead measures some 6 feet high and 2
feet 6 inches diameter, and weighs over 300 lb. It has been
designed as a special feature to stand inside the Britannia Restaurant and was bolted into position 2 feet above the deck. When this restaurant became the Tables of the World in the 1970s, the figurehead was featured in the Starboard entrance on Upper Deck.
The photograph shows the Chairman of Lloyd's in 1968, Mr. Ralph Hiscox (left) and the Deputy Chairman of Cunard Line, Lord Mancroft (right).
