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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
Punchcard No.
Monument
C.19		 Round Hill. Bronze equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington set on high stone pedestal on the summit of a wooded mound. Originally erected at Hyde Park Corner, London 1846. Resited in Aldershot 1885. Sculptor, Matthew Cotes Wyatt. Ref: 1. Buildings of England; Hants. and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), p.75. Ref: 2. The Story of Aldershot, (Cole), pp.89-97.     T. & C.P. Act
 SU 852 511
0104 04
Monuments
C.19		 Military Cemetery, Ordnance Road. Opened 1865. Small red brick chapel built 1879. Numerous monuments. Ref: The Story of Aldershot, (Cole), pp.327-331.     SU 875 515
0104 36
Bridge
C.19		 The Iron Bridge, also known as Queens Avenue Bridge. Built circa 1870 by the War Department. Decorative cast-iron work removed 1975 for renovation, to be returned.     C.A.
 SU 867 521
0104 76
Gateway
C.19		 Farnborough/Farnham Road, facing the grounds of the Royal Garrison Church. Yellow brick gateway to former West Cavalry Barracks built 1856-9, renamed Willems Cavalry Barracks 1909. Brick piers support carved masonry tablets of laurel wreaths and oak sprays enclosing royal cypher V.R. and damaged description West Cavalry Barracks. Erected 1856. Gateway protected by iron railings.     SU 852 507
0104 69
Shop Front
C.19/20		 No. 23, High Street. Established 1880 by J. Salter who supplied sports goods to the army throughout the world. Fascia board with brass letters, moulded bats, polo sticks and balls. Premises of firm which gained considerable fame in manufacture of polo sticks. Large brass-framed windows.     SU 862 508
0104 32
Church
C.20		 St. Augustine's, North Lane. Red brick structure with timber-framed porch and dormers. Built 1907 by Sir T. G. Jackson. No spire or tower. The church bell hangs from the apex of the roof, outside the building above the west door. Ref: 1. Buildings of England; Hants. and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), p.76. Ref: 2. The Story of Aldershot, (Cole), pp.167, 259. Ref: 3. V.C.H., Vol. 4, p.4.     SU 879 505
0103 06
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