South African War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1973. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
South African War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- half-brick-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1973
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- South African War Memorial, West View Park
- OS grid reference
- SE 069 249
- Coordinates
- 53.72078, -1.89575
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The South African War Memorial, dated 1904, is located in West View Park and was designed by architect W.W. Longbottom, with sculpture by B. Sheppard. This elaborate stone structure features a circular upper stage made of polished granite, which supports a standing bronze figure of a soldier. The memorial also includes bronze tablets.
Local climate
South African War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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