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    Memorial

    Captain R F Scott (of The Antarctic)

    Statue for Scott of the Antarctic

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 5 August 2016

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    Current Location

    Enter the Historic Dockyard by the Victory Gate. The statue is a few yards down College Road on the right., Office of the Admiral Superintendent, College Road, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SU 63015 00337

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    Type of Memorial
    Serviceman / Servicewoman
    WMR Reference Number
    21693
    Description
    LIFE SIZE STATUE OF CAPTAIN SCOTT ON PEDESTAL.
    Inscription
    CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT, R.N., C.V.O., BORN 6TH JUNE, 1868, DIED/ ABOUT 29TH MARCH, 1912, DURING HIS RETURN FROM THE SOUTH POLE. IN/ HIS JOURNAL, FOUND EIGHT MONTHS LATER, HE WROTE" - / THE GALE IS HOWLING ABOUT US; WE ARE WEAK, WRITING IS DIFFICULT,/ BUT FOR MY OWN SAKE I DO NOT REGRET THIS JOURNEY, WHICH HAS SHOWN/ THAT ENGLISHMEN CAN ENDURE HARDSHIPS, HELP ONE ANOTHER, AND MEET/ DEATH WITH AS GREAT A FORTITUDE AS EVER IN THE PAST. WE TOOK RISKS/ WE KNEW WE TOOK THEM. THINGS HAVE COME OUT AGAINST US, AND THEREFORE/ WE HAVE NO CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT, BUT BOW TO THE WILL OF PROVIDENCE,/ DETERMINED TO DO OUR BEST TO THE END."
    War
    Military Service
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Maker(s)
    • Lady Scott (Kathleen Scott), Sculptor

    Sponsor Type
    private

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    24th February 1915

    ADMIRAL SIR HEDWORTH MEUX G.C.B. K.C.V.O.

    Previous Location(s)

    • The Parade, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

      Year of move

      1949

    Custodian
    H M Dockyard authorities

    Components

    Pedestal

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Figure

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/scott-antarctic-legacy