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Title
Boer War Memorial
Date
1903
Medium
pink Peterhead granite & gunmetal
Measurements
H 540 x W 195 x D 194 cm
Accession number
TN34_LS_S048
Acquisition method
public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Hastings Borough Council
Custodian
Hastings Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
6th May 1903
Listing date
11/11/09
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the south face in 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; on the obelisk under a coat of arms: BOROUGH OF HASTINGS