Boer War Memorial on west side of the green is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1983. War memorial.

Boer War Memorial on west side of the green

WRENN ID
gilded-vestry-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1983
Type
War memorial
Address
Boer War Memorial on west side of the green, Avenue Road, Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley
OS grid reference
SD 685 379
Coordinates
53.83662, -2.48
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boer War memorial, located on the west side of the green in Hurst Green, was built in the early 20th century and is made of sandstone. It features a square base with four steps that support a Celtic cross. The cross is adorned with interlace designs on two faces and vine scroll ornament on the sides. A brass plate on the memorial reads: 'This Cross Commemorates the services of Frederick Sleigh, first Earl Roberts, K.G.V.C. and his companions in arms, the Soldiers and Sailors of the Empire, who fought in South Africa 1899 - 1902'.

Local climate

Boer War Memorial on west side of the green sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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