Memorial

Sheffield - Crimean War

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Current Location

Bontanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2NS, England

SK 33538 86304

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Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 2003
Description: Seated crowned female figure with inverted sword in her right hand and wreath in her left, representing Britain victorious. On cruciform plinth and circular single step base.
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT IN/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ NATIVES OF SHEFFIELD/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ IN THE CRIMEA/ WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTIONS AD1863

Maker(s): Mr. G. Goldie, Architect
Mr. Henry Lane, Sculptor
Costs: £1,400
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: MONUMENT IN ITS PRESENT FORM IN GOOD CONDITION. HOWEVER, HAS LOST ITS COLUMN, ELABORATELY DECORATED BASE, AND TWO RUSSIAN GUNS AT VARIOUS POINTS IN ITS HISTORY 2007: The memorial was removed from the original site following listed building consent being granted to another site in Sheffield

Unveiled

1863

Unknown

Foundation Stone

21 October 1857

Marquess of Cambridge