South Africa War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1983. War memorial. 4 related planning applications.
South Africa War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-step-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1983
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- South Africa War Memorial, Durham Road, NE9 6HU
- OS grid reference
- NZ 257 602
- Coordinates
- 54.93654, -1.59985
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The South Africa War Memorial, dated 1903, features a tall, rusticated stone plinth set on a square base. Atop the plinth is a stone figure dressed in field uniform. Two signatures are located on the bottom cill; one is illegible, while the other reads: MORRISON.
Local climate
South Africa War Memorial 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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