Location
At the eastern end of the south ambulatory, by the main south door (see Cathedral Plan).
The Golden Barque
Plaque 1
Plaque 2
Plaque 3
Plaque 1
Plaque 2
Plaque 3
Inscription (Plaque 1)
Inscription (Plaque 2)
Inscription (Plaque 3)
GOLDEN BARQUE WEATHER VANE
FIRST ERECTED IN 1710
THE OAK AND COPPER FROM H.M.S. VICTORY PRESENTED BY H.M. DOCKYARD
VICE-ADMIRAL J.S. SALTER C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E. (SUPERINTENDENT)
MR. S.H. WATSON M.I.N.A. (MANAGER CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT)
RESTORATION OF GOLDEN BARQUE 1958
EXECUTED AND PRESENTED BY J. EVANS & SON (PORTSMOUTH) LTD.
THE PLINTH CONSTRUCTED AND PRESENTED BY A.E. HADLEY LTD.
PROVOST THE VERY REV. E.N. PORTER GOFF M.A.
FIRST ERECTED IN 1710
THE OAK AND COPPER FROM H.M.S. VICTORY PRESENTED BY H.M. DOCKYARD
VICE-ADMIRAL J.S. SALTER C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E. (SUPERINTENDENT)
MR. S.H. WATSON M.I.N.A. (MANAGER CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT)
RESTORATION OF GOLDEN BARQUE 1958
EXECUTED AND PRESENTED BY J. EVANS & SON (PORTSMOUTH) LTD.
THE PLINTH CONSTRUCTED AND PRESENTED BY A.E. HADLEY LTD.
PROVOST THE VERY REV. E.N. PORTER GOFF M.A.
Inscription (Plaque 2)
FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL OAK TIMBERS OF
H.M.S. VICTORY. NELSON'S FLAGSHIP AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
THIS PLINTH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO CARRY
THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BARQUE
PLATES FOR THE INSCRIPTIONS HAVE BEEN FORGED FROM TWO
OF THE FLAGSHIP'S ORIGINAL COPPER KEEL BOLTS
H.M.S. VICTORY. NELSON'S FLAGSHIP AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
THIS PLINTH HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO CARRY
THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BARQUE
PLATES FOR THE INSCRIPTIONS HAVE BEEN FORGED FROM TWO
OF THE FLAGSHIP'S ORIGINAL COPPER KEEL BOLTS
Inscription (Plaque 3)
THIS SHIP, FOR MANY YEARS A WEATHER-VANE
ON THE TOWER OF THIS CHURCH
AND A GUIDE TO MARINERS ENTERING
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR IN FORMER TIMES, WAS
BLOWN DOWN IN THE GALES OF DECEMBER 1954,
WAS RESTORED IN 1958 BY MEMBERS OF
THE CATHEDRAL BUSINESS MENS COMMITTEE
AND NOW RESTS HERE AS A
REMINDER OF PAST GLORIES AND A CHALLENGE
TO US TO MAINTAIN AND CARE FOR THIS ANCIENT
BUILDING, STILL INCOMPLETE, WHICH AS THE
CATHEDRAL OF THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH
SEEKS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THESE DAYS
ON THE TOWER OF THIS CHURCH
AND A GUIDE TO MARINERS ENTERING
PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR IN FORMER TIMES, WAS
BLOWN DOWN IN THE GALES OF DECEMBER 1954,
WAS RESTORED IN 1958 BY MEMBERS OF
THE CATHEDRAL BUSINESS MENS COMMITTEE
AND NOW RESTS HERE AS A
REMINDER OF PAST GLORIES AND A CHALLENGE
TO US TO MAINTAIN AND CARE FOR THIS ANCIENT
BUILDING, STILL INCOMPLETE, WHICH AS THE
CATHEDRAL OF THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH
SEEKS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THESE DAYS
