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Title
Boer War Memorial
Date
1904
Medium
Sicilian marble & granite
Measurements
H 180 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
TR18_BH_S051
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Penwith District Council
Custodian
Penwith District Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
5th November 1904
Listing date
13/12/17
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Gardens opening times
Inscription description
plinth: THIS MEMORIAL / IS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS / OF PENZANCE / TO THE MEMORY OF THE / PENZANCE MEN (WHOSE NAMES / APPEAR BELOW) WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 -1902 / [NAMES]
