Memorial

Guards Crimean War Memorial

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Waterloo Place, St James, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1Y 4AN, England

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TQ 29691 80371

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast group
WMR Reference Number: 11608
Description: GRANITE PEDESTAL WITH THREE FIGURES, REPRESENTING GRENADIER, SCOTS AND COLDSTREAM GUARDSMEN. ABOVE IS A FIGURE OF HONOUR WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS. THE FIGURE OF HONOUR HOLDS A PAIR OF CORONAL LAUREL WREATHES. ON EITHER SIDE OF PEDESTAL IS A TROPHY OF A ROUND HIGHLAND SHIELD WITH SPIKE AND BATTLE HONOURS (ALMA/ INKERMAN/ SEBASTAPOL) WRITTEN ACROSS. SMALL PLAQUE ON WEST SIDE OF SOUTH FACE OF PLINTH.
Inscription: (north side)TO THE MEMORY OF/ 2162/ OFFICERS, NON-COMD. OFFICERS/ AND PRIVATES OF THE/ BRIGADE OF GUARDS/ WHO FELL DURING THE/ WAR WITH RUSSIA/ 1854-5-6/ ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES (east and west sides) CRIMEA (plaque) THE GUARDS MEMORIAL WAS PULLED DOWN IN THE/ YEAR OF OUR LORD 1914/ AND WAS RE-ERECTED 30 FEET NORTH OF ITS ORIGINAL POSITION IN ORDER TO PERMIT/ THE ERECTION OF THE/ FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND SIDNEY HERBERT STATUES.

Commemoration

War: Crimean War (1853-1856)

History

Maker(s): John Bell, Sculptor
Maintenance History: Pedestal placed in position 10 Feb. 1859. 1861 wreathed lamp standards added. In 1914 the memorial was dismantled and moved slightly to the north to accommodate two statues connected with the war: Sidney Herbert ( J H Foley, 1866-67), formerly outside the War Office in Pall Mall, and Florence Nightingale (A G Walker, 1914-15). There is evidence of a second small plaque on south-west side of plinth which has been removed.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

April 1861

UNKNOWN

Conservation

Custodian: 1999: English Heritage

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Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

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