South African War Memorial

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.