TQ8109 : Boer War Memorial
taken 11 years ago, near to Hastings, East Sussex, England
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Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.
In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.
There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.
In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.
In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)
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War memorials were mainly constructed after WWI to commemorate the troops who gave their lives in the war. Many were then updated after WWII. Some war memorials date back to the Boer War. Almost every town and village in Britain has a War Memorial. They take many forms, the commonest being an obelisk, a cross or statue of a soldier. Some commemorate the inhabitants of a place, some are for schools and others are for companies or Military groupings.
Many memorials are grade II listed, 61 are II* listed, Link*_listed_war_memorials_in_England
& 12 are Grade I listed. Link
A search for memorials can be carried out at Link
A column with a Corinthian capital which is surmounted by a ball finial on which sits a bronze flame. Crossed, gun metal flags, representing the Union Jack and the colours of the Royal Sussex Regiment are draped near the base of the column. The column rests on an octagonal base which, in turn, rests on a rectangular plinth. The plinth stands on two unpolished granite steps.
On the south face, underneath a raised intertwined 'S' and an 'A', black painted carved letters (repainted in 1995):
ERECTED BY THE
INHABITANTS OF THIS BOROUGH
TO THE MEMORY OF
THEIR BRAVE FELLOW TOWNSMEN
WHO FELL IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
1899 TO 1902
The names of the fallen are inscribed on the other three faces.
Grade II listed. Link