South African War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1968. Monument.
South African War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ruined-rotunda-hawthorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1968
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- South African War Memorial, Duncombe Place
- OS grid reference
- SE 602 521
- Coordinates
- 53.96168, -1.08373
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The South African War Memorial, dated 1905, is located in Duncombe Place, York, and was designed by G.F. Bodley. This war memorial features contrasting stone with slate commemorative panels. It consists of a two-stage octagonal column that stands on a high stepped plinth, which is topped with a crocketed lantern. The plinth is buttressed at each corner by monolithic blocks, one of which includes a dedication panel.
The column is supported by one-stage buttresses that have crocketed pinnacles, with the upper buttresses tied back to the lantern as flying buttresses. The lower stage of the column has engraved panels framed in moulded mullions and transoms, while the upper stage features standing military statuary beneath crocketed ogee-arched canopies. The memorial is adorned with a carved cornice that has gargoyles beneath the lantern, which contains paired trefoil-headed lights, and is finished with an octagonal finial.
Local climate
South African War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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