Hms Royal Sovereign Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1999. Monument.

Hms Royal Sovereign Memorial

WRENN ID: sunken-pinnacle-finch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Portsmouth
Country: England
Date first listed: 18 March 1999
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

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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