Portsmouth Naval Memorial
The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, sometimes known as Southsea Naval Memorial, is a war memorial in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on Southsea Common beside Clarence Esplanade, between Clarence Pier and Southsea Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed war memorial in Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Portsmouth Naval War Memorial”, “Royal Naval War Memorial”, and “Southsea Royal Naval Memorial To The Missing”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clarence Pier and Portsmouth Cathedral.
Clarence Pier
Theme park
Clarence Pier is an amusement pier in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is located next to Southsea Hoverport. Unlike most seaside piers in the UK, the pier does not extend very far out to sea and instead goes along the coast. Clarence Pier is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Portsmouth Cathedral
Church
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The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, commonly known as Portsmouth Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral church in the centre of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England. Portsmouth Cathedral is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
HMS Warrior
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HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. HMS Warrior is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southsea and Gosport.
Southsea
Suburb
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Kingston
Neighborhood
Kingston is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire, lying between Buckland, Fratton, Milton and North End. It was a recognised suburb of the city by the middle of the 19th century. Kingston is situated 2 miles northeast of Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.78253° or 50° 46′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.09564° or 1° 5′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C2WQWM3+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 24857535OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q20712306
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In Other Languages
“Portsmouth Naval Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “樸茨茅斯海軍紀念館”
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Highlights include Southsea Rowing Club and Southsea Common.
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