Crimea Monument In Lancaster Cemetery

The Crimea Monument in Lancaster Cemetery is a memorial dedicated to the soldiers and sailors from Lancaster and the surrounding area who died in the Crimean War. Erected around 1860, it is made of Carboniferous limestone and features an obelisk design. The monument stands on three deep steps and consists of a square plinth with a tapering shaft set on a square base. Each face of the plinth is adorned with a Grecian pediment. The west side of the shaft is inscribed with the word 'CRIMEA', while the plinth bears the inscription: 'TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, NATIVES OF LANCASTER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WHO FELL IN THE RUSSIAN WAR, A.D. MDCCCLIV.V.VI. THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS IS DEDICATED.' The names of the soldiers who died are inscribed on the other faces of the monument.