Crimean War Memorial - Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Posted by: Dragontree
N 50° 46.845 W 001° 05.615
30U E 634397 N 5627176
This tall obelisk is a memorial to those who died in the Crimean War.
Waymark Code: WMFRXV
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/25/2012
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The memorial is made from Portland stone and stands on a plinth. It is an obelisk design and has very worn inscriptions which read as follows:
(Front)
'ERECTED
IN MEMORY
OF THE BRAVE.
SEBASTOPOL'
(Left)
'SWEABORG
ALMA'
(Back)
'BALACLAVA'
(Right)
'KERTCH
INKERMANN'
Inscription (Front Plaque)
'Erected in
memory of those brave
soldiers and sailors
who during the late war
with Russia died of their
wounds and are buried
in this garrison.'
Inscription (Rear Plaque)
'Erected
by the
Debating Society
of Portsmouth and
by their fellow townsmen.
June 10th 1857.'