South African War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. War memorial.

South African War Memorial

WRENN ID
dim-copper-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
War memorial
Address
South African War Memorial, Grand Depot Road Se18
OS grid reference
TQ 432 781
Coordinates
51.48416, 0.06239
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South African War Memorial is a monument located on Grand Depot Road, constructed from polished Shap granite and resting on a dressed stone base with two steps. The base features a battered plinth with pediments on all four sides, supporting an obelisk above. There is an inscription on the plinth dedicated to the non-commissioned officers and men of the 61st Battery, Royal Field Artillery.

Local climate

South African 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 98% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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