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The Guards Crimean War Memorial
United Kingdom
For the Allied victory and those who died in the Crimean War
Unveiled1861 (relocated 1915)
Location51°30′26.46″N 0°7′57.71″W / 51.5073500°N 0.1326972°W / 51.5073500; -0.1326972
St James's, London
Designed byJohn Henry Foley and Arthur George Walker
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The Guards Crimean War Memorial is a Grade II listed[1] memorial in St James's, London, that commemorates the Allied victory in the Crimean War of 1853–56. It is located on Waterloo Place, at the junction of Regent Street and Pall Mall, approximately one-quarter of the way from the Duke of York Column to Piccadilly Circus.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1066141)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ^ The Dedicated Partnership. "Crimean War Memorial in Piccadilly". UK Attraction. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

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