Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast group
District
Leicester
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Maker
Crossland McClure (Sculptor)
Messrs Everard, Son & Pick (Architect)
Messrs Collins & Co (Founder / Foundry)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 July 1909
    Attended by: Field Marshal Lord Grenfell GCB
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2020

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Current location

Corner of Every Street & Horsefair Street,
Town Hall Square
Every Street
Leicester
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 6AG
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 58817 04382
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A low granite wall with bronze plaques of list of the dead, central squat pedestal with bronze kneeling angel in flowing robes holding sword and olive branch, showing Peace. Figures of grief & war mounted on end pillars. The forecourt consists of a paved area and small garden, all partially fenced off from the roadside pavement with metal railings. Post finials alternate in the forms of a perched lion and a sphere.
Inscription
GLORY TO GOD: HONOUR THE DEAD/PEACE AFTER VICTORY/TO THE MEMORY OF THE LEICESTERSHIRE MEN/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1902
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 315
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 315
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of information: Regiment THEN rank THEN surname
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: depth 1500 mm, height 2100 mm, width 1500 mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Wall
    Measurements: width 6000 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • War memorial at north east corner of Town Hall Square
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • The Leicester Daily Post, Friday July 2 1909, The War Memorial, page 85-95
  • Leicester Monthly 11/7/02, Recalling the Field Marshal's many roles
  • Alfred Gilbert by Dorment, Page 17 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Royal Academy of Arts 1986 London
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 119,120 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London

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