Plymouth UK...What is the meaning of the words in the artwork at Millbay Rd Plymouth..that are visable in the metal railings..they start ''Serve god daily....Part of the waterfront walk public artworks..

[coffeeman]

[squarebear]

"Serve God Daily" would mean that you should worship or carry out God's work on a day-to day basis.

[Mr Veritas]

This might account for the Motto?:~
This is from Wikipedia.

Ocean liner traffic
From the 1870s until the Second World War Millbay was a busy landing point for rich travellers from the USA who preferred to disembark the transatlantic liners in Plymouth Sound, come ashore in tenders and catch fast trains from Millbay station to London Paddington, thereby substantially reducing travel time by avoiding the sea passage to Southampton or Tilbury

or maybe this?

On Sunday, 28 April 1912 the majority of the surviving crew of the RMS Titanic disaster disembarked here in secrecy. They were then taken by train from Millbay station to Southampton

In other words,if you are about to sail across the Atlantic (or anywhere) the motto might be something to bear in mind.

I have emailed the Millbay Ferry Terminal to ask them about the motto, I will let you know what they say in due sourse.

[Mr Veritas]

Although I haven't (yet) had a response from Plymouth,my "Googling" has discovered this:~
.Walking past the blue railings here, look for a famous order given by Sir John Hawkins to his fleet off Spain in 1564
This is from an official Devon.Gov site.
If you look at this picture you can see why it's known as an optical illusion.I think you can only see it complete if you view it straight on?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/..._walk_gallery.shtml?9

If the Ferry Terminal lets me know anything different I will post it.

[ABerrant]

Sir John Hawkins died on an expedition with his cousin [Sir Francis] Drake to the West Indies in 1595. The advice he gave his crew is now famous: “Serve God daily, love one another, preserve your victuals, beware of fire and keep good company”.

http://www.blacknetwo...Hawkins_biography.htm