South African War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 January 1966. House.

South African War Memorial

WRENN ID
dark-groin-storm
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth MP: Stephen Doughty (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 January 1966
Type
House
Address
South African War Memorial, Castle
OS grid reference
ST 182 768
Coordinates
51.4845, -3.17913
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The South African War Memorial is a Grade II* listed structure featuring bronze figures mounted on a tall Portland Stone plinth, which sits on a square base of granite steps. At each corner of the plinth, there is a metal lampstand topped with a glass globe. The memorial includes a standing, windblown winged figure of Peace holding an olive tree, although the dove has been vandalised in 1993. On the south-west side, there is a seated male figure representing Warfare, with his right hand grasping a short sword and his left upper arm resting against a shield. On the north-east side, a seated female figure representing Grief has her left arm resting on a shield and her left hand holding a wreath. An inscription is located on the south side of the plinth.

Local climate

South African War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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