Chesapeake Monument
CHESAPEAKE MONUMENT, CLARENCE ESPLANADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386939
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Chesapeake Monument
- Statutory Address:
- CHESAPEAKE MONUMENT, CLARENCE ESPLANADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386939
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Chesapeake Monument
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHESAPEAKE MONUMENT, CLARENCE ESPLANADE
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:
- CHESAPEAKE MONUMENT, CLARENCE ESPLANADE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 63599 98722
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6398NE CLARENCE ESPLANADE, Southsea 774-1/25/328 Chesapeake Monument 25/09/72
II
Monument. 1862. By TJ Willis and SJ Nichol. Granite, stone and bronze. Polished granite column set on square sandstone base and corniced pedestal, foliated stone capital surmounted by bronze tripod and naval crown. Base of column has bronze relief, scroll band and dolphin heads at corner. Monument commemorates "Their comrades who fell in battle or died from disease and accident during an eventful commission (of HMS Chesapeake of 4 years [1857-61])". It bears several inscriptions; a list of those killed and those who died of wounds at the attack on the Taku Fort, China, June 25th 1859; the members of the crew and marines who died during the commission; a bronze relief showing seamen and marines landing to assault the Taku forts, and place names Peiho, Peking, Jeddah and Calcutta and India 1857-58, Arabia 1859-59, and China 1859-60-61. (Berridge DW: Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-: 5).
Listing NGR: SZ6425599150
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474355
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Berridge, D W, Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth, (1984), 5
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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