Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton to be remembered at Westminster Abbey
by Sam Hall
Feb 09, 2024
2 minutes
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 Thursday would help sustain Shackleton’s “legacy of wonder”.
The stone will be located in the Abbey’s south cloister, close to a memorial to pioneering sailors Captain , Sir Francis Chichester and Sir Francis Drake.
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