Phillips Memorial Cloister
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| Phillips Memorial Cloister | |
|---|---|
 Inside the cloister | |
 Interactive map of the Phillips Memorial Cloister area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Memorial |
| Location | Godalming, Surrey, England |
| Coordinates | 51°11′16″N 0°36′58″W / 51.1878°N 0.6161°W |
| Year built | 1913 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Phillips Memorial Cloister |
| Designated | 01 February 1991 |
| Reference no. | 1044566 |
The Phillips Memorial Cloister is a Grade II listed[1] memorial in Godalming, Surrey, dedicated to Jack Phillips, a senior wireless operator who worked for the Marconi Company aboard the Titanic.[1]
The memorial was built in 1913 following Phillips' death aboard the Titanic, located alongside the Phillips Memorial Garden in the church grounds of St Peter's and St Paul's in Godalming. Restoration work was carried out in 2012 for the centenary of the Titanic's sinking.[2] By around that time it had become popular with visitors as well as researchers.[3] It has been said to be the largest memorial associated with the sinking of the Titanic.[3]
The memorial bears an inscription that reads:[4]
S.O.S
This cloister is built
in memory of
John George Phillips
a native of this town
Chief wireless telegraphist of
the ill-fated S.S. Titanic
he died at his post
when the vessel foundered
in mid-Atlantic
on the 15th day of
April 1912
