The Guards Crimean War Memorial
THE GUARDS CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL, WATERLOO PLACE SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066141
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- The Guards Crimean War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- THE GUARDS CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL, WATERLOO PLACE SW1
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- Date:
- 2001-08-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/05427/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Stephen Hodgson. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066141
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- The Guards Crimean War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GUARDS CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL, WATERLOO PLACE SW1
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE GUARDS CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL, WATERLOO PLACE SW1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29689 80369
Details
TQ 2980 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WATERLOO PLACE, SW1
82/41
5.2.70 The Guards Crimean War
Memorial
G.V. II
Memorial. 1859-60 by John Bell. Bronze statuary group on granite base and
plinth. Rising above the group a symbolic figure of Honour on taller granite
pedestal with figures of 3 Guardsmen grouped in front. The statues of Lord
Herbert of Lea and Florence Nightingale q. v. form subsidiary parts of the
overall composition on island site in centre of road.
Listing NGR: TQ2968880369
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 February 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 207506
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 10 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/11608
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/111999
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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