Lord Nelson Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1999. A 20th century Monument.
Lord Nelson Monument
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-forge-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South MP: Stephen Morgan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1999
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Lord Nelson Monument, Grand Parade, City of Portsmouth
- OS grid reference
- SZ 631 992
- Coordinates
- 50.78902, -1.10519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lord Nelson Monument is a commemorative structure erected in 1951 and relocated from Pembroke Gardens to its current position in 2005. Designed by Dr HJ Aldous and crafted by sculptor F Brook Hitch, the monument features a bronze statue of Lord Nelson mounted on a granite base, which is set on a stepped plinth. There are bronze plaques on three sides of the monument.
This monument is situated near the beach where Nelson embarked on HMS Victory on 14 September 1805. The main inscription honors Horatio Viscount Nelson, detailing his last hours in England before the Battle of Trafalgar and mentioning the destruction of the George Hotel in Portsmouth during a German air raid on January 10th-11th, 1941. It also notes that Nelson's remains were brought to Spithead on December 4th, 1805, aboard HMS Victory, which was damaged in a bombing raid on March 10th, 1941. Another plaque features Nelson's prayer. The monument was presented to the city by Dr HJ Aldous in 1951.
The Lord Nelson Monument is significant as a high-quality example of post-war public art by a renowned sculptor and serves as a tribute to an important figure in British history. It also has group value with nearby listed townhouses and the Royal Garrison Church.
Local climate
Lord Nelson Monument receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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