South African War Memorial, in Albert Park is a Grade II listed building in the Middlesbrough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1988. Memorial. 1 related planning application.

South African War Memorial, in Albert Park

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Middlesbrough
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East MP: Andy McDonald (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 July 1988
Type
Memorial
Address
South African War Memorial, in Albert Park, Park Road, TS1 3LB
OS grid reference
NZ 493 191
Coordinates
54.56484, -1.23799
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South African War Memorial, located in Albert Park, was built in 1904 by F.W. Doyle Jones from Hartlepool. It is constructed from red Peterhead granite and features York stone steps along with bronze tablets. The memorial is designed as an obelisk, adorned with linked volutes and bay-leaf swags at its base, which sits on a tapered pedestal with a heavily-moulded cornice. The base is moulded and stepped, showcasing bay-leaf and cyma-recta moulding on the top step, and there are three plain lower steps. Sculptured tablets on the north and south faces of the die represent fame on the south side and patriotism on the north. The names of the fallen are inscribed on a raised-lettered tablet on the west face. This memorial is included for its historic interest.

Local climate

South African War Memorial, in Albert Park receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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