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South African War Memorial
South African War Memorial
South African War Memorial
South African War Memorial
South African War Memorial
South African War Memorial

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A war memorial in perpendicular Gothic style. It is a three-stage octagonal monument, with the second stage having open arcades, buttresses and crocketed pinnacles, and the upper stage a lantern with miniature flying-buttresses to base of the drum, buttresses and crocketed pinnacles, barred arched windows and ogee capping with poppyhead. The upper and second stage arcades have crocketed drip-moulds. The lower stage is on four wide steps, on a high plinth with bronze memorial tablets on each face. On the lowest stage of the structure are eight bronze plaques inscribed with the names of the fallen and the dedicatory inscription.
Title

South African War Memorial

Date

1903

Medium

bronze & Portland stone

Accession number

GL53_JC_S077

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Cheltenham Borough Council

Custodian

Cheltenham Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

14/12/83

Access

at all times

Inscription description

THIS CROSS AND THE REREDOS / IN THE COLLEGE CHAPEL HAVE / BEEN ERECTED TO PERPETUATE / THE MEMORY OF FIFTY FOUR / OLD CHELTONIANS WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899-1902 / (Names)

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Located at

Bath Road, Cheltenham

GL53 7LD

Located at the entrance to Cheltenham College.