South African War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1999. War memorial.
South African War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- buried-jade-peregrine
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Worcester
- Constituency
- Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1999
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- South African War Memorial, College Street
- OS grid reference
- SO 850 545
- Coordinates
- 52.18924, -2.22046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The South African War Memorial in Worcester is a war memorial unveiled in September 1908 by General Sir Neville Lyttleton, with the sculptor being Robert Colton ARA. The memorial features an ashlar plinth topped with bronze figures. The plinth has three steps leading to its base and is oblong in shape with chamfered angles. It is inscribed with the words: 'Their bodies are buried in peace;/ but their names liveth for evermore. Ecclus XLIV 14', followed by a moulded band and a central block that reads: 'IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ WORCESTER-/ SHIRE WHO IN/SOUTH AFRICA/ GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR/ THEIR/ COUNTRY./ AD1899-1902'. The memorial is crowned with a cornice and features a soldier holding a rifle in a 'ready' position, with a winged figure of Victory behind, holding a laurel wreath. This exceptional sculpture is also an important feature of the streetscape, contributing to the setting of Worcester Cathedral.
Local climate
South African War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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