COMUS AND CHIEF

UKNIWM Ref: 21443

Address

EAST BOUNDARY WALL OF GOVERNORS GREEN
OLD PORTSMOUTH
HAMPSHIRE
ENGLAND

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
OS Map Ref:	SZ 630 990

Inscription

CLOSE TO THIS SPOT IS BURIED COMUS, A FAVOURITE PONY GIVEN BY KING WILLIAM IV TO LORD FRED. FITZCLARENCE, 1832 DIED 1851, AGED 25 YEARS; ALSO CHIEF A FAVOURITE OLD HUNTER GIVEN BY KING WILLIAM IV TO LORD FRED. FITZCLARENCE AGED 21 YEARS. THESE HORSES WERE BURIED HERE BY LORD FRED. FITZCLARENCE RELINQUISHING THE COMMAND OF THE SOUTH-WEST DISTRICT AND LT-GOVERNORSHIP OF THE FORTRESS 1851

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
TABLET	STONE				POOR

Physical Description

STONE TABLET SET INTO THE BOUNDARY WALL

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	ANIMAL MEMORIALS
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?
Maintenance History:	SURVEYED SEPT 1984: STONEWORK AND INSCRIPTION VERY SEVERELY ERODED BEYOND REPAIR. INFORMATION TAKEN FROM SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY PORTSMOUTH CITY MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIC DESIGN IN 1984. SEE FILE FOR COMPLETE INDEXED DOCUMENT WITH 59 ENTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO NON-MILITARY MEMORIALS IN THE CITY. CONDITION ASSESSMENTS TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY: A = URGENT = POOR. B = LIMITED REQUIREMENT = AT RISK. C = SOUND = GOOD

Ceremonies

Not known

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

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No