Crimean Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. A C19 Monument. 1 related planning application.

Crimean Monument

WRENN ID
pale-nave-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South MP: Stephen Morgan (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
Crimean Monument, Clarence Esplanade, City of Portsmouth, PO4 0SW
OS grid reference
SZ 640 983
Coordinates
50.78078, -1.09355
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Crimean Monument is a memorial located on Clarence Esplanade in Southsea, Portsmouth. It was constructed in 1857 by HJ Andrews and J King and Sons of Portsea. The monument is made of Portland stone and features an obelisk set on a pedestal and plinth. It serves as a memorial for the soldiers and sailors who died from their wounds during the Crimean War and are buried in the garrison. The inscription on the monument reads: "Erected in memory of those brave soldiers and sailors who during the late war with Russia died of their wounds and are buried in this garrison" and "Erected by the Debating Society of Portsmouth aided by their fellow townsmen, June 10th 1857."

Local climate

Crimean 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Lamp columns to Clarence Esplanade Grade II 164 m
  2. Portsmouth Naval War Memorial Grade I 241 m
  3. Aboukir Memorial Grade II 253 m
  4. Trident Memorial Grade II 399 m
  5. Lighthouse on North Face of Southsea Castle (Southsea Castle Not Included) Grade II 422 m
  6. Queen's Hotel, Southsea Grade II 478 m
  7. 4 and 6, Villiers Road Grade II 515 m
  8. Flint Lodge and Attached Conservatory and Wall Grade II 516 m
  9. Tulip Tree House Grade II 521 m
  10. Garden Wall of Number 2 Grade II 528 m