Boer War Memorial, Morrab Gardens, Penzance is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.

Boer War Memorial, Morrab Gardens, Penzance

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
Boer War Memorial, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, TR18 4DA
OS grid reference
SW 471 299
Coordinates
50.11609, -5.53771
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Boer War Memorial, located in Morrab Gardens, Penzance, was unveiled on 5 November 1904 and created by Pascoe and Co. It has undergone repairs and restoration in the late 20th century.

The memorial features a life-size statue of a volunteer soldier dressed in khaki, wearing a Baden-Powell hat, and leaning on the butt end of a rifle with his head bowed. This statue is made of Sicilian marble and stands on a square plinth of roughly-dressed and polished granite in a classical style. An inscription on the front of the plinth reads: "THIS MEMORIAL / IS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS / OF PENZANCE / TO THE MEMORY OF THE / PENZANCE MEN (WHOSE NAMES / APPEAR BELOW) WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 -1902 / (NAMES)." The memorial is situated with the Morrab Library to the north-west.

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  1. Morrab Library (Former Morrab House) Grade II 20 m
  2. Bandstand Grade II 58 m
  3. Fountain and Pond Walls Grade II 60 m
  4. 12A, MORRAB PLACE (See details for further address information) Grade II 91 m
  5. Penhale House Grade II 132 m
  6. 10 and 11, Morrab Place Grade II 149 m
  7. Stone Cross Immediately to East of Museum Grade II 153 m
  8. 9 and 10, Parade Street Grade II 159 m
  9. 10 and 10a, Victoria Place Grade II 166 m
  10. 8, Parade Street Grade II 171 m