Memorial: M1066

Memorial in Victoria Park, Portsmouth commemorating Admiral Charles Napier d. 1860

Location

Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'CHARLES NAPIER / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE K.C.B. / BORN 1786 / DIED 1860', 'TO COMMEMORATE THE UNTIRING EFFORTS / OF / A GALLANT OFFICER AND TRUE-HEARTED / MAN / IN ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF THE / BRITISH SAILOR / THIS COLUMN IS ERECTED BY / PETTY OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED / OFFICERS / SEAMAN AND MARINES OF / HER MAJESTY'S NAVY/1868', 'CAPE ST.VINCENT', 'MARTINIQUE', 'ACRE', 'READY AYE READY'.

Details

Description: Illustrated London News, Dec 1863 'The design consists of what is called a rustic basement; supporting a triangular pedestal, with three narrower alternate faces. The mouldings are solid and handsome; and from the sloping cornice rises a column of red-coloured stone 2 1/2 feet in diameter on the capital of which stands a spirited figure of a lion in a defiant attitude, his paw resting on a bombshell. The carved capital is allusive in design, the Napier crest, seamen's cutlasses and the anchor being introduced. On the lower portion of the shaft of the column is a cartouche enclosing a medallion in bronze - a lifelike portrait by Phyffer, representing the gallant Admiral in the latter part of his life.'
Type: Memorial
Materials: sandstone, bronze
Artists: Wilson and Nicholl, Theodore Phyffers

People

Napier, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 6/11/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Ready Aye Ready' is the Napier family motto. The monument was originally sited at the junction between Lion-gate and Commercial roads, Landport. It was moved to Victoria Park in 1878, to improve traffic flow.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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