Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Portsmouth
Town
Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21439

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Current location

VICTORIA PARK
Bishop Crispian Way
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3HJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 63901 00401
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Portsmouth
    Portsmouth
    Hampshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
ELABORATE POLISHED GRANITE COLUMN ON SQUARE BASE. SURMOUNTED BY ELABORATE FINIAL AND GLOBE. BRONZE BUST DEPICTING A CENTURION SET INTO THE BASE OF THE COLUMN
Inscription
ERECTED BY ADML. SIR E H SEYMOUR, G.C.B., THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY OF HMS CENTURION IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THAT SHIP WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED WHILST GALLANTLY DOING THEIR DUTY IN THE NAVAL BRIGADE, NORTH CHINA, 1900. ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE OFFICERS AND MEN WHO DIED DURING THE COMMISSION 1897-1901/ (NAMES)/ PEITSANG HSIKU PEIYANG TIENTSIN
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 41
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Polished
Listing information
  • VICTORIA PARK
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
SURVEYED SEPTEMBER 1984: GENERALLY IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. BRONZE BUST AND FEATURES BADLY STAINED. SOME RANDOM OPEN JOINTS. INFORMATION TAKEN FROM SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY PORTSMOUTH CITY MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIC DESIGN IN 1984. SEE FILE FOR COMPLETE INDEXED DOCUMENT WITH 59 ENTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO NON-MILITARY MEMORIALS IN THE CITY. CONDITION ASSESSMENTS TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY: A = URGENT = POOR. B = LIMITED REQUIREMENT = AT RISK. C = SOUND = GOOD
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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