Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
Warrington
Town
Warrington
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1858
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42915

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Current location

Arpley Railway Station (demolished) Victoria Park
Palmyra Square
Warrington
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 1DQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 61754 87992
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Guns taken at the siege of Sevastopol. ( Now lost) They were mounted either side of an ornate plinth surmounted by a street lamp. The whole placed on a dais which was enclosed by railings. Dedicatory stone tablets on the side of the plinth. Tablets now set into the ground in Victoria Park.
Inscription
TABLET ONE: THESE RUSSIAN GUNS/ CAPTURED ON THE 8TH DAY OF SEPT 1855 BY THE/ VICTORIOUS ARMS OF HER MAJESTY AND HER ALLIES IN THE/ FORTRESS IN SEBASTOPOL, WERE PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR/ AND THE CORPORATION OF THE BOROUGH OF WARRINGTON BY HER/ MAJESTY'S GOVERMENT AS A MEMORIAL TO THE SUFFERINGS/ AND THE TRIUMPHS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA TABLET TWO: MOUNTED/ AT THE EXPENSE OF/ GILBERT GREENALL ESQUIRE/ MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE/ BOROUGH OF WARRINGTON/ 1957
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
History
1940: GUNS WERE REMOVED AS A RESULT OF THE DRIVE FOR SCRAP METAL 1999: IT IS HOPED THAT THE TABLETS MIGHT BE MOVED TO A MORE SUITABLE POSITION
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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