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A bronze statuary group set on a granite base and plinth. Rising above the group is a symbolic figure of Honour, set on a taller granite pedestal with three Guardsmen grouped in front. The statues of Lord Herbert of Lea and Florence Nightingale form subsidiary parts of the overall composition which is located on an island site in the centre of the road. The work is set on a massive base in two stages, made of horizontally channelled granite and rising to a plain, tapering plinth. On the front of the plinth, the figure's feet rest on the upper section of the base, and the three guardsmen stand easy, with their rifles resting on the ground before them. All wear busbies and greatcoats with protective shoulder mantles. They are described in the contemporary literature as a Grenadier, a Fusilier and a Coldstream Guard.
Title
The Guards Crimean War Memorial
Date
1859–1862
Medium
bronze & grey granite
Measurements
H 1100 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SW1Y_TJ_S020
Work type
War memorial
Custodian
English Heritage
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Inscription description
metal plaque: THE GUARDS MEMORIAL WAS PULLED DOWN IN THE / YEAR OF OUR LORD 1914 / AND WAS REERECTED 30 FEET NORTH OF ITS / ORIGINAL POSITION IN ORDER TO PERMIT / THE ERECTION OF THE / FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND SIDNEY HERBERT STATUES; badge Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF / 2162 / OFFICERS NON COMD OFFICERS / AND PRIVATES OF THE / BRIGADE OF GUARDS / WHO FELL DURING THE / WAR WITH RUSSIA IN 1854-56 / ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES; on shield to the side: ALMA INKERMAN SEBASTOPOL