Description

PORTSMOUTH

SZ6398NE CLARENCE ESPLANADE, Southsea
774-1/25/328 Chesapeake Monument
25/09/72

II

Monument. 1862. By TJ Willis and SJ Nichol. Granite, stone and
bronze. Polished granite column set on square sandstone base
and corniced pedestal, foliated stone capital surmounted by
bronze tripod and naval crown. Base of column has bronze
relief, scroll band and dolphin heads at corner. Monument
commemorates "Their comrades who fell in battle or died from
disease and accident during an eventful commission (of HMS
Chesapeake of 4 years [1857-61])". It bears several
inscriptions; a list of those killed and those who died of
wounds at the attack on the Taku Fort, China, June 25th 1859;
the members of the crew and marines who died during the
commission; a bronze relief showing seamen and marines landing
to assault the Taku forts, and place names Peiho, Peking,
Jeddah and Calcutta and India 1857-58, Arabia 1859-59, and
China 1859-60-61.
(Berridge DW: Monuments and Memorials in the City of
Portsmouth: 1984-: 5).

Listing NGR: SZ6425599150

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666614

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