Appleby Boer War memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 2019. War memorial.
Appleby Boer War memorial
- WRENN ID
- grim-keystone-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Appleby Boer War memorial, Mill Hill, Appleby-In-Westmorland
- OS grid reference
- NY 689 198
- Coordinates
- 54.57333, -2.48241
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Appleby Boer War memorial, designed by Mr. R Slinger, was erected in 1902 and is made of sandstone. It is prominently situated on Bondgate, outside the Grade II*-listed Church of St Michael. The memorial features an obelisk design with a tapered shaft topped by a cross-head, which represents the early 20th-century badge of the Border Regiment. The cross-head is adorned with a wreath and a Maltese Cross, which is topped by a crown. The central boss of the cross-head has the words "CHINA" and a carved dragon. This cross is placed on a plinth with a pediment that includes carved foliate decorations. The entire structure stands on a three-stepped base that is surrounded by low railings.
On the west face of the plinth, the inscription reads:
"ERECTED/BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/IN MEMORY OF/THOMAS LEONARD ATKINSON/B COMPANY 2ND VB/BORDER REGIMENT/WHO DIED AT/POTCHEFSTROOM SOUTH AFRICA/JUNE 18TH 1900,/WHILE SERVING WITH THE/VOLUNTEER ACTIVE SERVICE/COMPANY OF THE BORDER REGIMENT/FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY."
The east face of the plinth features the inscription:
"APPLEBY/ACTIVE SERVICE VOLUNTEERS/IN SOUTH AFRICA 1900.1."
Additionally, the names of 11 individuals who served are inscribed below, listed by first name.
Local climate
Appleby Boer War memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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