Samuel Plimsoll white plaque
Overview
Samuel Plimsoll white plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Folkestone And Hythe. This white commemorative plaque records: Samuel Plimsoll 1824-1898 Samuel Plimsoll was a politician and social reformer. He is widely known for the introduction of the 'Plimsoll Line', a sign on ships which indicates the safe limit to which they can be loaded.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This white commemorative plaque records: Samuel Plimsoll 1824-1898 Samuel Plimsoll was a politician and social reformer.
People and events
The saved account records: Samuel Plimsoll lived in Folkestone in the last years of his life and is buried in St Martin's Churchyard, Cheriton.
How it worked
The saved account records: He is widely known for the introduction of the 'Plimsoll Line', a sign on ships which indicates the safe limit to which they can be loaded.
What remains
The saved account records: He had seen how countless sailors' lives were being lost in overloaded 'coffin ships' and was determined to change this.
Why it mattered
Samuel Plimsoll white plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Samuel Plimsoll 1824-1898 Samuel Plimsoll was a politician and social reformer. He is widely known for the introduction of the 'Plimsoll Line', a sign on ships which indicates the safe limit to which they can be loaded. He had seen how countless sailors' lives were being lost in overloaded 'coffin ships' and was determined to change this. As a Member of Parliament. he eventually succeeded in getting agreement for the loadline, despite opposition from wealthy ship owners. Samuel Plimsoll lived in Folkestone in the last years of his… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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