United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials
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GUARDS CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL

UKNIWM Ref: 11608

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Address

WATERLOO PLACE
ST JAMES
GREATER LONDON
ENGLAND
 
Type: SCULPTURED/CAST GROUP
OS Map Ref: TO 290 520

Inscription

TO THE MEMORY OF 2162 OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BRIGADE OF GUARDS WHO FELL DURING THE WAR IN RUSSIA 1854-5-6

Components

ComponentMaterial(s)HeightWidthDepthCondition
PEDESTAL GRANITE 38FT     GOOD
FIGURES BRONZE       GOOD

Physical Description

GRANITE PEDESTAL WITH THREE FIGURES, REPRESENTING GRENADIER, SCOTS AND COLDSTREAM GUARDSMEN. ABOVE IS FIGURE OF HONOUR WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS.

FIGURE OF HONOUR HOLDS A PAIR OF CORONALS. EITHER SIDE OF PEDESTAL IS A TROPHY OF A HIGHLAND TARGE WITH SPIKE AND BATTLE HONOURS WRITTEN ACROSS.

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War CRIMEAN WAR
Total names on memorial: 0
Served & Returned 0
Died 0
Is this an exact count? Not known
How are the names ordered? Not known
What information is listed on the memorial? None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read? No
Who is responsible for the memorial?

1999: English Heritage

Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date: 1861
RolePerformed By
UNVEILING UNKNOWN

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type: None
Did this include a trust or scholarship? No
Did this include a roll of honour? NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site: Not known
Cost of Memorial: Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

NameOccupation
MR JOHN BELL SCULPTOR

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:

FIGURES CAST FROM BRONZE OF CAPTURED CANNON. TROPHY OF GUNS CAPTURED AT SEVASTAPOL STANDS BEHIND THE MEMORIAL

Comments: ALSO: THE ART JOURNAL, 1861, P158
Photographs: None
Other Documents: None
Form / Letter: O
Negatives: No
Drawings / Plans: No
Minutes: No
Publication NameAuthorDate PublishedPage / DateOther Information
DICTIONARY OF BRITISH SCULPTORS 1660 - 1851 GUNNIS, RUPERT 1968 48 - 49  
LONDON'S OPEN AIR STATUARY GLEICHEN 1928 18-19  
LONDON STATUES: A GUIDE TO LONDONS OUTDOOR STATUES AND SCULPTURE BYRON, A 1981 356