Listed Building: CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL AT CHATHAM GARRISON MILITARY CEMETRY AND CRIMEAN WAR MEMORIAL AT FORT PITT (1336102)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1357, 2, 14 |
Date assigned | 02 December 1991 |
Date last amended |
Description
ROCHESTER CITY WAY TQ 76 NW 2/14 Crimean war Memorial at Chatham Garrison Military Cemtery (Fort Pitt) II Crimean war Memorial. C.1858. Tooled rusticated plinth with one round-headed niche containing the insciption: 'To the memory of many brave British Soldiers buried near this spot who gave their lives for the honour of their Sovereign and Country in 1854-8'. Surmounted by informally arranged cannons, pick-axe, rifle and shovel in cast-iron (painted). The nearby Crimea House, now part of Fort Pitt Grammar School for Girls (qv Ref 13/37), served as a hospital during the Crimean War.
Listing NGR: TQ7447668044
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7487 6711 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ76NW |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 15 2006 5:35PM