Huddersfield Boer War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 August 2015. War memorial. 10 related planning applications.
Huddersfield Boer War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dim-loggia-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Huddersfield Boer War Memorial, Greenhead Park, West Yorkshire, HD1 4HS
- OS grid reference
- SE 137 169
- Coordinates
- 53.64847, -1.79319
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Huddersfield Boer War Memorial is located at the south-east of the park, near the main east-west avenue. It features a life-sized bronze statue of a soldier standing on an Aberdeen granite pedestal. The soldier is depicted in a thoughtful pose on a rocky mound, inscribed with "PRO PATRIA," holding the barrel of his upturned rifle. He is dressed in typical campaign attire, complete with a slouch hat, puttees, bandolier, pouch, and water bottle. The pedestal has a moulded cornice and base, and it rests on a square plinth with a two-tier stepped base.
On the front of the pedestal, there is a bronze panel with relief lettering that reads: "IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902/ THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ 1905." Below this inscription are the names of 28 men. Additionally, a panel on the pedestal base states: "THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY / LIEUT. GENERAL SIR J. D. P. FRENCH K. C. B., K. C. M. G./ ON SATURDAY MAY 20TH 1905."
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