Eighth the King's Regiment Indian Rebellion Memorial at North End of Whitley Gardens
EIGHTH THE KING'S REGIMENT INDIAN REBELLION MEMORIAL AT NORTH END OF WHITLEY GARDENS, WHITLEY GARDENS, SHAW STREET, LIVERPOOL, L6 1HB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1217833
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Eighth the King's Regiment Indian Rebellion Memorial at North End of Whitley Gardens
- Statutory Address:
- EIGHTH THE KING'S REGIMENT INDIAN REBELLION MEMORIAL AT NORTH END OF WHITLEY GARDENS, WHITLEY GARDENS, SHAW STREET, LIVERPOOL, L6 1HB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1217833
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Eighth the King's Regiment Indian Rebellion Memorial at North End of Whitley Gardens
- Statutory Address 1:
- EIGHTH THE KING'S REGIMENT INDIAN REBELLION MEMORIAL AT NORTH END OF WHITLEY GARDENS, WHITLEY GARDENS, SHAW STREET, LIVERPOOL, L6 1HB
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- EIGHTH THE KING'S REGIMENT INDIAN REBELLION MEMORIAL AT NORTH END OF WHITLEY GARDENS, WHITLEY GARDENS, SHAW STREET, LIVERPOOL, L6 1HB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Liverpool (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ3570491322
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17/01/2018
SJ 3591
23/1153
SHAW STREET (east side) L6
Whitley Gardens
Eighth The King's Regiment Indian Memorial at north end of Whitley Gardens
(Formerly listed as War memorial at north end of Whitley Gardens)
GV
II
Memorial, 1863, to soldiers of the 8th the Kings Regiment who died in the Indian Mutiny. Limestone Celtic Cross on sandstone base. Front of cross bears three relief scenes, now very worn, the central one showing fighting, the lower one showing a burial. Sandstone base bears inscription:
THIS CROSS / COMMEMORATES THE SERVICES AND DEATHS / OF / 243 OFFICERS, NC OFFICERS AND PRIVATE SOLDIERS / LOST BY THE 8th KINGS REGIMENT / WHILE ENGAGED IN SUPPRESSING THE GREAT SEPOY MUTINY/ OF 1857-1858 / SOME DIED IN BATTLE, SOME OF WOUNDS / SOME OF DISEASE/ ALL / IN THE DEVOTED PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.
To left return: ERECTED AT PORTSMOUTH 1863 To right return: REMOVED TO CHELSEA 1877. To rear: REMOVED TO LIVERPOOL 1911.
Listing NGR: SJ3570491322
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, 27 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 359524
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 27 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1222
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/245237
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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