South African War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1965. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

South African War Memorial

WRENN ID
ragged-tallow-stoat
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1965
Type
War memorial
Address
South African War Memorial, Haymarket
OS grid reference
NZ 248 648
Coordinates
54.97777, -1.6139
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South African War Memorial, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, is a war memorial dated 1907 and signed by T. Eyre Maciklin, who was both the inventor and sculptor. It features sandstone ashlar construction with a bronze sculpture. The memorial is approached by wide octagonal steps leading to a base that includes a bronze shield, a pictorial low relief panel, and garlands. At the east side, there is a large figure holding an unfurled flag and grasping a tall octagonal tapered column, which bears an inscription honoring the Northumbrian regiments that lost their lives in the South African War from 1899 to 1902. Atop the column stands a heroic-sized winged Victory.

Local climate

South African War Memorial receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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