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The Guards Crimean War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in St James's, London

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Latitude: 51.5074 / 51°30'26"N

Longitude: -0.1327 / 0°7'57"W

OS Eastings: 529689

OS Northings: 180369

OS Grid: TQ296803

Mapcode National: GBR GF.CT

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.NC6S

Plus Code: 9C3XGV48+XW

Entry Name: The Guards Crimean War Memorial

Listing Date: 5 February 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066141

English Heritage Legacy ID: 207506

Also known as: Guards Crimean War Memorial

ID on this website: 101066141

Location: Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1Y

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: St James's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St James Piccadilly

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: War memorial Sculpture

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Description


TQ 2980 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WATERLOO PLACE, SW1
82/41
5.2.70 The Guards Crimean War
Memorial
G.V. II
Memorial. 1859-60 by John Bell. Bronze statuary group on granite base and
plinth. Rising above the group a symbolic figure of Honour on taller granite
pedestal with figures of 3 Guardsmen grouped in front. The statues of Lord
Herbert of Lea and Florence Nightingale q. v. form subsidiary parts of the
overall composition on island site in centre of road.


Listing NGR: TQ2968880369

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 February 2017.

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