Memorial

Lord Nelson

Mark Newton 2 August 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 2 August 2016

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Grand Parade, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2NF, England

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SZ 63156 99201

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 21420
Description: Metal figure of Nelson on a stone plinth and stepped base, positioned to face Nelson's last place of embarkation. Nelson is stood and wearing undress uniform. Date incised into plinth on one side with explanatory inscription panels on the other three sides. Also small inscription incised into the base. Further explanatory text provided on a free-standing granite plinth within a small garden overlooking the memorial.
Inscription: Face 1: 21 OCTOBER 1805 Steps beneath Face 1: HERE SERVED HORATIO NELSON/ YOU WHO TREAD HIS FOOTSTEPS/ REMEMBER HIS GLORY Face 2: HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. K.B/ DUKE OF BRONTE IN SICILY/ VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE/ HIS LAST HOURS IN ENGLAND/ BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE BATTLE OF/ TRAFALGAR WERE SPENT AT THE/ GEORGE HOTEL HIGH ST PORTSMOUTH/ WHICH HOTEL WAS DESTROYED WITH/ A GREAT PART OF PORTSMOUTH IN/ A GERMAN AIR RAID ON THIS CITY/ ON JANUARY 10TH-11TH 1941/ HIS REMAINS WERE BROUGHT TO/ SPITHEAD DECEMBER 4TH 1805 ON/ BOARD H.M.S VICTORY WHICH SHIP/ WAS BADLY DAMAGED IN THE FOREFOOT/ BY A BOMB IN A RAID ON THE/ 10TH MARCH 1941 Face 3: PRESENTED/ BY/ HERBERT J. ALDOUS L.R.C.S. L.S.A./ FROM WHOSE DESIGNS/ THE SCULPTOR WORKED/ F. BROOK HITCH F.R.B.S. Steps beneath Face 3: REMEMBER HIS GLORY Face 4: NELSONS PRAYER/ MAY THE GREAT GOD WHOM/ I WORSHIP GRANT TO MY COUNTRY/ AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF EUROPE IN/ GENERAL A GREAT AND GLORIOUS/ VICTORY AND MAY NO MISCONDUCT/ IN ANY ONE TARNISH IT. AND MAY/ HUMANITY AFTER VICTORY BE THE/ PREDOMINANT FEATURE IN THE/ BRITISH FLEET. FOR MYSELF INDIVIDUALLY/ I COMMIT MY LIFE TO HIM THAT MADE/ ME AND MAY HIS BLESSING ALIGHT/ ON MY ENDEAVOURS FOR SERVING/ MY COUNTRY FAITHFULLY. TO HIM/ I RESIGN MYSELF AND THE JUST CAUSE/ WHICH IT IS ENTRUSTED TO ME/ TO DEFEND/ AMEN. AMEN. AMEN Free-standing plinth : THE STATUE/ LORD NELSON IN THE UNDRESS UNIFORM HE WORE WHEN LEAVING/ PORTSMOUTH FOR TRAFALGAR. THE COAT WHICH HE WAS/ WEARING WHEN MORTALLY WOUNDED HAS BEEN CAREFULLY/ COPIED. HE WAS SHORT AND THIN BUT THIS CANNOT BE SHOWN IN/ A SINGLE STATUE FOR IF MADE THIN, HE APPEARS TALL. THE/ UNIFORM IS CORRECT TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL. THE SWORD IS A/ COPY OF THE ONE HE ALWAYS WORE. PORTSMOUTH WAS THE LAST/ ENGLISH TOWN HE EVER SAW./ THE STATUE WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED AT PEMBROKE GARDENS IN/ SOUTHSEA. IT WAS MOVED TO THIS MORE PROMINENT AND/ HISTORIC LOCATION IN OCTOBER 2005 TO MARK THE BICENTENARY/ OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.

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War: Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
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