Monument MPM805 - STATUE OF CAPTAIN SCOTT AT WEST END OF BUILDING NUMBER 1/87C (BUILDING NUMBER 1/87C NOT INCLUDED)

Bronze statue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott situated outside the Porters Lodge in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Designed by his widow Lady Katherine Scott, and erected in 1915.

Life-size bronze statue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) set on a granite pedestal and stepped concrete podium. Designed by his widow Lady Katherine Scott, and erected by the Naval, Marine and Civil Officers of Portsmouth Naval Command. The statue was unveiled on the 24th February 1915 by Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux, G. C. B., K. C. V. O. It was originally situated on the Parade, and was moved to a small grass plot outside the office of the Admiral Superintendent in 1949. Restoration work was carried out in 1968 when it was cleaned and repaired by the Morris Singer Foundry Ltd. The statue is now situated outside the Porters Lodge.

A bronze plaque on the pedestal has the following inscription:

'Captain Robert Falcon Scott, R. N., C. V. O., born 6th June, 1868, died about 29th, March, 1912, during his return from the South Pole. In his journal, found eight months later, he wrote' -

"The gale is howling about us; we are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past. We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint, but bow to the will of Providence, determined to do our best to the end."'

Historic England, The National Heritage List for England (Index). SPM35.

Sherwood, Cynthia, ?, Monuments of Portsmouth (Index). SPM372.