South African War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 2012. Memorial.

South African War Memorial

WRENN ID
silent-ember-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 July 2012
Type
Memorial
Address
South African War Memorial, Richmond Cemetery
OS grid reference
TQ 191 744
Coordinates
51.4569, -0.28667
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South African War Memorial is a cenotaph made of coarse-grained granite, featuring a slightly flared base set on a similar stone plinth. The outward face of the memorial is inscribed with the words "Union is Strength / Our / Glorious / Dead," and below this is an inscribed cross. The inner face, which overlooks a group of graves, bears the inscription "Eendraght maakt macht / Onzen / Gevallenen / Helden."

At the apex of each face, there is a low relief depiction of a springbok's head. The side elevations are adorned with a stylised stone wreath at the base and are inscribed with the dates MCMXIV (1914) and MCMXIX (1919) on the north and south sides, respectively.

Local climate

South African War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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