Russian Memorial In The Churchyard Of St John Sub Castro is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1985. Memorial.
Russian Memorial In The Churchyard Of St John Sub Castro
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-hall-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 4110 SE LEWES ABINGER PLACE 10/4 (north side)
Russian memorial in the Churchyard of St John sub Castro
GV II
Memorial. Circa 1877 in a neo-Gothic style by John Strong, mason of Lewes. Stone on an octagonal stone base and moulded round plinth. Octagonal drum with marble shafts carrying cusped pointed arches and the ribs to the pointed octagonal spire. Octagonal tabernacle feature above supporting cross. Inscribed with the names of the Russian soldiers who died during imprisonment in Lewes at the time of the Crimean War. Panel to east reads 'Sacred/to the Memory of/the Russian Soldiers/who died Prisoners/of War in Lewes/in the years/ 1854/ 1855 1856'. Panel to the west reads 'RAISED/by the order of/His Majesty/ the Emperor of/RUSSIA/Alexander II/1877. THE MEMORIAL/was restored by the/ Embassy of the USSR/1957/At the instance of the/Friends of Lewes/Society'.
Listing NGR: TQ4152210471
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