Boer War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1994. War memorial.

Boer War Memorial

WRENN ID
gilded-brass-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich MP: Jack Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1994
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
TM 164 449
Coordinates
52.06071, 1.15666
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boer War memorial, erected in 1906, was originally located in Cornhill and moved to Christchurch Park in 1931. Designed by sculptor Albert Toft, it is made of concrete and bronze. The memorial features a stepped square-section plinth with bronze plaques on each of its four faces, inscribed with the names of soldiers. Atop the plinth is a life-size bronze statue of a soldier in uniform, resting the barrel of his rifle on his advanced left foot in a contemplative pose. The statue is signed by A. Toft, Sculptor.

Local climate

Boer War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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