One of the QE2's anchors, gifted by Cunard to the City of Southampton, is installed on the 'QE2 Mile'. On Sunday 10 July 2011 the anchor was placed in position outside Holy Rood Church on Southampton's High Street. Holy Rood Church was bombed during the Second World War and is now a memorial to the Merchant Navy. The church also houses a memorial to the Titanic's firemen, sailors and stewards.
On 27 November 2008 a ceremony took place in Southampton to mark the hand-over of the QE2's spare anchor from Cunard to the City of Southampton. John Duffy, the QE2's Hotel Manager, received the anchor on the behalf of the city. On the same day, in Dubai, Cunard officially handed over the QE2 to her new owners Nakheel.
The QE2 Mile, linking Southampton's Cenotaph to the waterfront Town Quay, forms a trail of the historic city and includes the Titanic Engineer's Memorial and Holy Rood Church. From Bargate, in the centre of the city down to the waterfront, eleven plaques set in the pavement mark key events in the city's history.
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