Monument To Jack Crawford At Ngr 3979 5652 is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1978. Monument.
Monument To Jack Crawford At Ngr 3979 5652
- WRENN ID
- knotted-vault-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1978
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SUNDERLAND
NZ3956NE MOWBRAY PARK 920-1/20/149 (West side) 10/11/78 Monument to Jack Crawford at NGR 3979 5652 (Formerly Listed as: MOWBRAY PARK (West side) Monument to Jack Crawford at west side of park, just south of railway)
GV II
Statue to Jack Crawford. Dated and signed Percy Wood fecit 1889-90'. Bronze figure on granite plinth set on mound of magnesian limestone. Life size figure of young man in seaman's dress nailing flag to mast, using pistol butt as hammer. Irregularly-piled pieces of limestone rock support plinth which has inscription on N side:the sailor who so heroically nailed Admiral Duncan's flag to the main top-gallant mast of HMS Venerable in the glorious action off Camperdown on October 11 1797. Jack Crawford was born at the Pottery Bank, Sunderland, 1775 and died in his native town 1831 aged 56 years. Erected by public subscription.'
Listing NGR: NZ3978956528
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