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Monument to Jack Crawford at Ngr 3979 5652

A Grade II Listed Building in St Michael's, Sunderland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9019 / 54°54'6"N

Longitude: -1.381 / 1°22'51"W

OS Eastings: 439789

OS Northings: 556528

OS Grid: NZ397565

Mapcode National: GBR VCT.M3

Mapcode Global: WHD5C.R1KY

Plus Code: 9C6WWJ29+QH

Entry Name: Monument to Jack Crawford at Ngr 3979 5652

Listing Date: 10 November 1978

Last Amended: 17 October 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1279900

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391528

ID on this website: 101279900

Location: Mowbray Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2

County: Sunderland

Electoral Ward/Division: St Michael's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sunderland

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Hendon

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description



SUNDERLAND

NZ3956NE MOWBRAY PARK
920-1/20/149 (West side)
10/11/78 Monument to Jack Crawford at NGR
3979 5652
(Formerly Listed as:
MOWBRAY PARK
(West side)
Monument to Jack Crawford at west
side of park, just south of railway)

GV II

Statue to Jack Crawford. Dated and signed `Percy Wood fecit
1889-90'. Bronze figure on granite plinth set on mound of
magnesian limestone. Life size figure of young man in seaman's
dress nailing flag to mast, using pistol butt as hammer.
Irregularly-piled pieces of limestone rock support plinth
which has inscription on N side: `the sailor who so heroically
nailed Admiral Duncan's flag to the main top-gallant mast of
HMS Venerable in the glorious action off Camperdown on October
11 1797. Jack Crawford was born at the Pottery Bank,
Sunderland, 1775 and died in his native town 1831 aged 56
years. Erected by public subscription.'


Listing NGR: NZ3978956528

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