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Latitude: 50.7999 / 50°47'59"N
Longitude: -1.095 / 1°5'42"W
OS Eastings: 463871
OS Northings: 100424
OS Grid: SU638004
Mapcode National: GBR VQD.K9
Mapcode Global: FRA 86LZ.H6Q
Plus Code: 9C2WQWX3+WX
Entry Name: Hms Royal Sovereign Memorial
Listing Date: 18 March 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1387250
English Heritage Legacy ID: 475182
ID on this website: 101387250
Location: Victoria Park, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1
County: City of Portsmouth
Electoral Ward/Division: Charles Dickens
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Portsmouth
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire
Church of England Parish: Portsea St George
Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth
Tagged with: War memorial Memorial
PORTSMOUTH
SU6300 VICTORIA PARK
774-1/8/125 HMS Royal Sovereign Memorial
GV II
Monument. c1903. By White Bros. of Landport. Granite. 4 sided
obelisk on base set on sandstone slab. Erected by the Officers
and men "In memory of those killed in a gun accident on board
H.M.S. Sovereign off Platea, November 9th 1901, whilst
discharging their duty"... also to the memory of those who
died during The Commission". Inscriptions list those who were
killed and those who died during the commission 1899-1902.
(Berridge DW: Monuments and Memorials in the City of
Portsmouth: 1984-: 20).
Listing NGR: SU6610802158
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, 20 July 2017.
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