Boer War Memorial to the SE of St Bartholomews Church is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 2003. Monument.
Boer War Memorial to the SE of St Bartholomews Church
- WRENN ID
- seventh-iron-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 2003
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Boer War Memorial to the SE of St Bartholomews Church, Church Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 047 116
- Coordinates
- 53.601, -1.9298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Boer War Memorial, located to the southeast of St Bartholomew's Church, was erected in 1904. It is constructed from ashlar and has a square plan with a low chamfered stone base. The lower section features three steps, and the second step includes a carved relief depicting rifles, wreaths, and a helmet. The middle section bears an inscription within an arched panel that reads: "This monument was erected by public subscription in memory of 6119 Pte. Joshua C Mellor, Vol 1st West Riding Regt. Died at Bloemfontein, June 22nd 1900, 9627 Pte. Wm Hey of the 2nd Scots Guards Died at Harrismith Decr. 28th 1900, 3845 Corpl. Thos. Dearnley Jany. 3rd 1901." Above this, the monument is topped with a moulded cap that supports an octagonal broached spire, which is adorned with a large ornate finial.
Local climate
Boer War Memorial to the SE of St Bartholomews Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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