Memorial Details
Memorial
Statue Havelock 1857 Mowbray Park
Reference
S140.149
Place
SUNDERLAND
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Mowbray Park
Which war
Indian Mutiny.
Memorial Description
Statue of a man resting on his sword, looking westwards towards his birthplace. It sits in a slightly tapering three-tiered square base which in turn rests on a square step. The name is on the pedestal below him, the inscription is on the bottom, using sans serif capitals throughout. There are two replica cannons alongside.
Materials used
Bronze statue on stone pedestal.
Inscription
On main pedestal:
Havelock
On lower pedestal
Born 5th April 1795
at Ford Hall
Bishopwearmouth
Died 24 November 1857
at Dil-Koosha
Lucknow.
at Ford Hall
Bishopwearmouth
Died 24 November 1857
at Dil-Koosha
Lucknow.
Names
See above
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
William Behnes
Notes
1. The statue is a copy of the one in Trafalgar Square.
2. Havelock was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath and promoted to Major-General, but he never knew of this last promotion.
3. He died of dysentery a few days after the siege of Lucknow had been lifted.
4. The “General Havelock” Public house in Haydon Bridge is named after him.
5. He features in all the Flashman novels as “Gravedigger”.
2. Havelock was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath and promoted to Major-General, but he never knew of this last promotion.
3. He died of dysentery a few days after the siege of Lucknow had been lifted.
4. The “General Havelock” Public house in Haydon Bridge is named after him.
5. He features in all the Flashman novels as “Gravedigger”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown; James Pasby
St. George’s Gazette 7 Vol XVI (1898) (page 83, May 31st, 1898) contains details about a memorial in Lucknow which commemorates all the men who died. See North East Notes
St. George’s Gazette 7 Vol XVI (1898) (page 83, May 31st, 1898) contains details about a memorial in Lucknow which commemorates all the men who died. See North East Notes
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Patrick Easen
Research In Progress
If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk
Statue Havelock 1857 Mowbray Park (S140.149)
You are looking at all the information and the best images we have so far on this memorial. If you can supply more information or better images please get in touch by sending an email to enquiries@newmp.org.uk.
Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
The British Library is preserving this site for the future in the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk
Copyright 2013, North East War Memorials Project. Registered Charity No. 1113088
Another Effective Group Website