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Crimean War Memorial at Chatham Garrison Military Cemetery Crimean War Memorial at Fort Pitt

A Grade II Listed Building in Chatham, Medway

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Latitude: 51.3762 / 51°22'34"N

Longitude: 0.5112 / 0°30'40"E

OS Eastings: 574873

OS Northings: 167116

OS Grid: TQ748671

Mapcode National: GBR PPV.Q2N

Mapcode Global: VHJLT.TN4W

Plus Code: 9F329GG6+FF

Entry Name: Crimean War Memorial at Chatham Garrison Military Cemetery Crimean War Memorial at Fort Pitt

Listing Date: 2 December 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1336102

English Heritage Legacy ID: 172941

ID on this website: 101336102

Location: Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Medway, Kent, ME4

County: Medway

Electoral Ward/Division: Chatham Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chatham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Rochester St Peter Parish Centre

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


TQ 76 NW
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ROCHESTER
CITY WAY Crimean war Memorial at Chatham Garrison Military Cemetery(Fort Pitt)

GII
Crimean war Memorial.C.1858.Tooled rusticated plinth with one round-headed niche containing the insciption:'To the memory of many brave British Soldiers buried near this spot who gave their lives for the honour of their Sovereign and Country in 1854-8'.Surmounted by informally arranged cannons,pick-axe,rifle and shovel in cast-iron(painted).The nearby Crimea House,now part of Fort Pitt Grammar School for Girls(qv Ref 13/37),served as a hospital during the Crimean War.

Listing NGR: TQ7447668044

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 1 December 2016.


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