South African War Memorial
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL, MARKET STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343247
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- South African War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL, MARKET STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343247
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- South African War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL, MARKET STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL, MARKET STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- St. Helens (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 57390 95328
Details
SJ 59 NE NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS MARKET STREET
(south side)
5/36 South African
- War Memorial
- II
War memorial to those who fought in the South African War
and those who died in the World Wars, 1904. Grey granite,
part polished, with red granite panels. Battered base with
segmental-headed panels. Base to plinth also has panels.
Plinth has columns to the centres of the sides supporting
decorative blocks. Cornice and weathered cap supporting
stone statue of a soldier of the period. Flanking segmental-
headed panels added to commemorate the 2 World Wars.
Listing NGR: SJ5739095328
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 October 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216326
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 27 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15267
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 October 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/157169
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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