Memorial on Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, dedicated to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Consecrated to the memory of Lord Viscount Nelson by the zealous attachment of all those who fought at Trafalgar to perpetuate his triumph and their regret MVCCCV. Foundation stone laid July 1807'
Details
Description: Bust of Nelson on a square sectioned, tapering pillar. The design of the column is based on the stelae at Axum, Ethiopia. It is placed on a classical pedestal with acroteria at the corners.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite
Date Erected: 1807
Artists: John Thomas Groves
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite
Date Erected: 1807
Artists: John Thomas Groves
Event
Battle of Trafalgar,
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Bust attributed to John Bacon junior (1777-1859). Erected by the officers and men who fought at Trafalgar, it also functioned as a seamark.
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996); E. du Boulay 'Nelson's Monument on the Portsmouth Hills', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 12, p. 341, (Cambridge, 1926); 'Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p.188, 270; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 141. Jane Smith 'The Nelson Monument Portsdown Hill, a seamark rediscovered' (Portsmouth, 2007).
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996); E. du Boulay 'Nelson's Monument on the Portsmouth Hills', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 12, p. 341, (Cambridge, 1926); 'Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p.188, 270; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 141. Jane Smith 'The Nelson Monument Portsdown Hill, a seamark rediscovered' (Portsmouth, 2007).