Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Purbeck
Town
Swanage
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
9th Century Wars (800-899)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 1862
    Attended by: John Mowlem
  • Placed
    Date: 1883
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48796

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Current location

BH19 3EX
Promenade
Swanage
Purbeck
Dorset
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 01381 76787
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In front of the Mowlem Institute
    Shore Road
    Swanage
    Purbeck
    Dorset
    BH19 1DD
    England

    OS Grid Ref: c. SZ 03163 78856
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Two-stepped square base, with square plinth, topped by tapering column and ornate top. Incised lettering in black.. Believed to be the first record of a naval engagement by the British fleet. Originally four 13 inch mortar shells rested on the top but one was washed away and lost after the monument fell.
Inscription
IN COMMEMORATION / OF A / GREAT NAVAL BATTLE / FOUGHT WITH THE DANES / IN SWANAGE BAY / BY ALFRED THE GREAT / A D 8771862. ERECTED BY JOHN MOWLEM / A.D.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 9th Century Wars (800-899)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.57 (May 2013) p.3 Published:War Memorials Trust London
  • The Mowlem themowlem.com/about/
  • Poole Telegram - Friday 23 February 1883 Page 4 SWANAGE

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