Monument To Admiral Napier

PORTSMOUTH

SU6300 VICTORIA PARK 774-1/8/128 Monument to Admiral Napier 25/09/72

GV II

Monument. 1863. Stone. Sandstone column with Portland stone Romanesque capital and finial surmounted by stone lion. 6-sided Portland stone pedestal, 3 sides concave set on tapering rusticated sandstone base, uncoursed rubble lower base on granite slab. Commemorates death of Admiral Napier 1860. Inscription reads: "The monument was erected by the Petty Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Seamen and Marines of Her Majesty's Navy 1863 - to commemorate the untiring efforts of a gallant Officer and true hearted man (Charles Napier c1786 - d1860) in advancing the welfare of the British sailor." The monument was originally sited at the junction of Commercial and Edinburgh Roads. (Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs: Portsmouth: 1974-: 86; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Lloyd DW: Hampshire: Harmondsworth: 1967-: 456; Berridge DW: Monuments and Memorials in the City of Portsmouth: 1984-: 21).

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