Memorial

HMS Centurion (china)

Mark Newton 5 August 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 5 August 2016

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Current Location

VICTORIA PARK, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3HJ, England

SU 63901 00401

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 21439
Description: ELABORATE POLISHED GRANITE COLUMN ON SQUARE BASE. SURMOUNTED BY ELABORATE FINIAL AND GLOBE. BRONZE BUST DEPICTING A CENTURION SET INTO THE BASE OF THE COLUMN
Inscription: ERECTED BY ADML. SIR E H SEYMOUR, G.C.B., THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND SHIP'S COMPANY OF HMS CENTURION IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THAT SHIP WHO WERE KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED WHILST GALLANTLY DOING THEIR DUTY IN THE NAVAL BRIGADE, NORTH CHINA, 1900. ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE OFFICERS AND MEN WHO DIED DURING THE COMMISSION 1897-1901/ (NAMES)/ PEITSANG HSIKU PEIYANG TIENTSIN

Maintenance History: SURVEYED SEPTEMBER 1984: GENERALLY IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. BRONZE BUST AND FEATURES BADLY STAINED. SOME RANDOM OPEN JOINTS. 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

Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Reason for move
ALL MONUMENTS IN VICTORIA PARK WERE RELOCATED FROM ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY