Memorials & monuments · South East England
Portuguese Fireplace
Portuguese Fireplace — a memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Clive Perrin — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Portuguese Fireplace is a memorial located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Portuguese Fireplace is a war memorial in the New Forest National Park, near the village of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England. It is located on the road between Bolderwood and Emery Down, approximately 2 km (1 mi) from the latter. It is near Millyford Bridge and is used as a Waymark. Because it was also operated by the Canadian Forestry Corps, it is also referred to locally as the Canadian Fireplace.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
On 15 February 1916, 18 months after the beginning of the First World War, the Colonial Secretary cabled to the then Governor- General of Canada, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, that Canadian timber could no longer be imported on a large enough scale to meet requirements for the war as there was not enough freight for munitions, food, forage and other essential items due to the scarce number of people available. This required the felling of English forests and woodlands in order to meet the requirements. Of chief concern was finding enough skilled labour, in particular, fellers, hauliers and sawyers. Therefore, they requested that a First Battalion of Lumbermen be formed of 1500 Canadian…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8690, -1.6241
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Lyndhurst
- Postcode
- SO43 7GR
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Opening
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Sources
- osm: node/370247278 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Portuguese Fireplace (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Portuguese Fireplace?
- Portuguese Fireplace is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO43 7GR), in the parish of Lyndhurst.
- Is Portuguese Fireplace free to visit?
- Yes, Portuguese Fireplace is free to enter.
- How do I get to Portuguese Fireplace?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SO43 7GR. It sits within the New Forest East parliamentary constituency.