Memorial: M2328

Britannia Monument, the Denes, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, RN, d. 1805

Location

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Details

Description: Fluted 144 ft (44 m) column topped with a statue of Britannia originally in Coade stone above victories, dolphins, galley and oars. The names of Nelson's flagships are carved on the capital and his principal victories on the pedestal.
Type: Column
Materials: Limestone
Date Erected: 1819
Artists: William Wilkins the younger

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 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

Extra

Notes: Also known as Nelson’s Monument.

The Coade stone statue of Britannia and six caryatids at the apex of the column were replaced with fibreglass in 1982. Image PAD3904 RMG Prints & Drawings Collection. PU3904.
Bibliography: Richard Walker 'Nelson Portraits' (Portsmouth, 1998) p. 189; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p.145

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