Location
As approved by Portsmouth City Council, the intended location for the monument is in the centre of the Gunwharf Quays development. The proposed site is 6 metres deep and is now an enclosed sea water lock. As identified with a green marker in the satellite view below, the monument will be mounted on a plinth in the centre of the water area, clearly visible to all visitors to the popular Canalside area.
Previously, the waterway was a tidal canal known as "Vernon Creek", once feeding the King's Mill located four hundred metres to the east. In the 20th Century it was the regular berth for a range of Royal Navy and Auxiliary vessels when the area was known as HMS Vernon - an operational Naval establishment and busy, specialist training base for a variety of mainly underwater warfare schools.
Subject to Final Planning Permission from the City Council and agreement with Gunwharf Quays Management Limited for ongoing custodianship, once constructed the monument will be installed by crane onto a pedestal built in situ.