Boer War Memorial
Town Hall Square, Leicester
Reference
WMP2353
Listing Status
Grade II
IWM War Memorials Register
2020
Place
Leicester
District
Leicester City
Types
Freestanding: Sculptured or Cast Figure
Conflicts
Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
Low granite wall with bronze plaques of lists of the dead, bronzes of a kneeling angel with sword and olive branch (peace). FIgures of grief and war on end pillars.
Designed By
Crossland McClure (sculptor); Everard, Son & Pick (Architect); Messrs Collins & Co (Foundry)
Location
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
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