SIR G PREVOST
UKNIWM Ref: 21980
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Address
| Type: |
ALLEGORY(EG: VICTORY) |
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| Denomination: |
CHURCH OF ENGLAND |
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| Other Location Details: |
SOUTH AISLE |
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| OS Map Ref: |
SU 482 292 |
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Inscription
SIR GEORGE PREVOST BART / SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR GEORGE PREVOST BARONET / OF BELMONT IN THIS COUNTY / GOVERNOR GENERAL AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN NORTH AMERICA, / IN WHICH COMMAND BY HIS WISE AND ENERGETIC MEASURES / AND WITH A VERY INFERIOR FORCE HE PRESERVED THE CANADAS TO THE BRITISH CROWN / FROM THE REPEATED INVASIONS OF A POWERFUL ENEMY. / HIS CONSTITUTION AT LENGTH SUNK UNDER INCESSANT MENTAL AND BODILY EXERTION / IN DISCHARGING THE DUTIES OF THAT ARNOUS STATION. / AND HAVING RETURNED TO ENGLAND HE DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS IN LONDON / ON THE 5TH OF JANUARY 1816. AGED 48 YEARS. / THIRTY FOUR OF WHICH HAD BEEN DEVOTED TO THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY. / HE WAS INTERRED NEAR THE REMAINS OF HIS FATHER MAJOR-GENERAL AUGUSTIN PREVOST. / AT EAST BARNET IN HERTFORSHIRE. / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT / 'TO EVINCE IN AN ESPECIAL MANNER THE SENSE HE ENTERTAINED / OF HIS DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT AND SERVICES / DURING A LONG PERIOD OF CONSTANT ACTIVITE EMPLOYMENT / IN STATIONS OF GREAT TRUST BOTH MILITARY AND CIVIL. / WAS PLEASED TO ORDAIN AS A LASTING MEMORIAL OF HIS MAJESTY'S ROYAL FAVOUR / THAT THE NAMES OF THE COUNTRIES WHERE / HIS COURAGE AND ABILITIES HAD BEEN MOST SIGNALLY DISPLAYED. / THE WEST INDIES AND CANADA SHOULD BE INSCRIBED ON THE BANNERS OF THE SUPPORTERS / GRANTED TO BE BORNE BY HIS FAMILY AND DESCENDENTS'. / IN TESTIMONY OF HIS PRIVATE WORTH HIS PIETY, INTERGRITY AND BENEVOLENCE, / AND ALL THOSE TENDER DOMESTIC VIRTUES WHICH ENDEARED HIM TO / HIS FAMILY HIS CHILDREN HIS FRIENDS AND HIS DESCENDENTS / AS WELL AS TO PROVE HER UNFEIGNED LOVE, GRATITUDE AND RESPECT / CATHERINE ANNE PREVOST HIS AFFLICTED WIDOW / CAUSED THIS MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED ANNO DOMINI 1819.
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| TABLET |
MARBLE |
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1430MM |
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GOOD |
| FIGURE |
MARBLE |
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GOOD |
Physical Description
FIGURE OF MOURNING ABOVE A MARBLE TABLET
COFFIN, HELMET AND SWORD CARVED ON TOP
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
NORTH AMERICA 1812 |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNKNOWN |
UNKNOWN |
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
Private |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| SIR FRANCIS CHANTREY |
SCULPTOR |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
4 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
O |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publications: |
1 |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| THE MILITARY MEMORIALS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL |
GOLDSMITH, RFK |
1974 |
26 |
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