Sir Alfred Lewis Jones Memorial

Who was Sir Alfred Lewis Jones?

Jones was a Liverpool shipowner whose plaque calls him 'strenuous in business'. Beyond shipping, he founded the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and is credited with popularising the banana in Britain, a story the sculpture hints at. The memorial stands in Pier Head, the old heart of the mercantile city where his ships were based, and it is one of several statues and memorials to the people who made Liverpool a great port.

Reading the sculpture

Frampton placed a bust-length portrait of Jones on a plaque. Above stands a crowned figure representing the City of Liverpool, wearing a tabard with the city's heraldry and holding a globe with a small ship. Two female figures represent Research and the Fruits of Industry, the latter a nod to the bananas Jones brought to British shops.

Visiting

The memorial is outdoors and free to see at any time. It sits among several other monuments on the Pier Head, including the Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes, with the Royal Liver Building and the other Three Graces as a backdrop. Allow a few minutes here as part of a longer waterfront walk to the Albert Dock.

Highlights

• Sculpted by George Frampton, 1913
• Honours the founder of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• Allegorical figures of Liverpool, Research and Industry
• At the Pier Head beside the Three Graces

Good to know

• Outdoors and free to view at any time.
• Combine it with the other Pier Head memorials and the Royal Liver Building.

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