Boer War Memorial and Flanking Cannon is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Boer War Memorial and Flanking Cannon

WRENN ID
salt-banister-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington North MP: Jeremy Corbyn (YP)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
Boer War Memorial and Flanking Cannon, Highbury Fields
OS grid reference
TQ 316 847
Coordinates
51.54675, -0.10316
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boer War memorial is located at the corner of Highbury Fields, between Highbury Crescent and Highbury Place, and was completed in 1905 by Bertram Mackennal. The memorial features a granite plinth and a pedestal made of Portland stone, adorned with bronze plaques. The south cornice is decorated with bronze emblems of war, and above it stands a bronze statue of a female figure holding up a wreath. Flanking the memorial are two cast-iron cannons, which may not have been part of the original design.

Local climate

Boer War Memorial and Flanking Cannon 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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