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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Trophy / Relic
- District
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Town
- Kensington
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 38883
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Current location
Located in the centre of the square which is a private garden for use of the residents only.
Edwardes Square
Kensington
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
W8 6HW
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 24994 79117
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Stone plinth surmounted by cannon ball. Dedicatory inscription on 2 sides of the plinth.
- Inscription
- SOUTH FACE: A 13 INCH SHELL/ FROM THE/ VALLEY OF DEATH/ BEFORE SEBASTOPOL/ PRESENTED BY/ F. WAKEFIELD, ESQ. NORTH FACE: THE CANNON BALL WAS TAKEN/ DOWN AT THE BEGINNING OF/ THE 1939/45 WAR WHEN THE/ SQUARE WAS USED BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AS AN/ ANTI-AIRCRAFT BALLOON/ BARRAGE SITE./ IT WAS RE-ERECTED IN 1949
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: depth C 18IN, height C 2FT, width C 18IN
Materials: Undefined - Memorial
Measurements: depth 375MM, height 500MM, width 375MM
Materials: Undefined
- Plinth
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1949: Memorial re-erected 1939: Memorial dismantled for safe keeping due to site being used as an anti aircraft barrage balloon site
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
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