Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be honoured through the dedication of a memorial stone at Westminster Abbey next week. The Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, said the dedication on ...

The Ernest Shackleton memorial stone at Westminster Abbey, central London. In 1907, his Nimrod expedition aimed to be the first to reach the South Pole and although this was not achieved, it was ...

Kildare born Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton will be honoured with a memorial at Westminster Abbey in London next week. Mr Shackleton, who was born in Kilkea in 1874 before moving to London ...

Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be honoured by having a special memorial stone at Westminster Abbey dedicated in his honour. Shackleton led three British expeditions to the Antarctic ...

The Princess Royal has unveiled a memorial stone to Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton at Westminster Abbey on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The Dean of Westminster, David Hoyle, said ...

A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey in London on Thursday 15th February 2024. The ...

February 09, 2024 at 1:13pm GMT. The Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton is to be honoured with the dedication of a new memorial stone in Westminster Abbey next week.

Stonemason Will Davies adds the finishing touches to a memorial stone for Sir Ernest Shackleton, ahead of a dedication in Westminster Abbey on February 15 (Andrew Matthews/PA) ...