HMS Boadicea Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Gosport local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 2016. Memorial.
HMS Boadicea Memorial
- WRENN ID
- narrow-pewter-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gosport
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The HMS Boadicea Memorial is a commemorative monument dedicated to the fallen crew of HMS Boadicea during her campaign from 1879 to 1882.
Constructed from pink granite and limestone, the memorial features wrought iron railings. It consists of an obelisk and pedestal set upon a dressed granite plinth, which is surrounded by low iron railings adorned with stylised foliate decoration. The four faces of the base are inscribed with applied metal lettering. The principal face reads: ‘IN MEMORY OF THE / OFFICERS, SEAMEN, MARINES, KROOMEN OF / HMS BOADICEA / COMMODORE SIR FW RICHARDS, KCB / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS / DISEASE OR ACCIDENT DURING HER COMMISSION / ON THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE / AND WEST COAST OF AFRICA STATION / 1878 – 1882 / ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES’. The other three faces list the names of the victims of the conflict along with descriptions of their fates.
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