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Title
Peace, Boer War Memorial
Date
1902–1904
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
H 500 x W 200 x D (?) cm
Accession number
NR1_RHT_S158
Acquisition method
commissioned by the County of Norfolk and the City of Norwich
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Norwich City Council
Custodian
Norwich City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
14th November 1904
Access
at all times
Inscription description
ERECTED BY THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK and CITY OF NORWICH AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE GALLANT NORFOLK MEN WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTY DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA A.D. 1899-1902. The statue was unveiled by Major General A.B. Wynne C.B., Commander in chief of the Eastern Region, on the afternoon of 14 November 1904, after a service of dedication of four memorial windows in the north transept of Norwich Cathedral, with bronze wall plaques recording the names of the fallen