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South African War Memorial at Entrance to Cheltenham College

A Grade II Listed Building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8921 / 51°53'31"N

Longitude: -2.0765 / 2°4'35"W

OS Eastings: 394832

OS Northings: 221513

OS Grid: SO948215

Mapcode National: GBR 2MB.9V0

Mapcode Global: VH947.YPLV

Plus Code: 9C3VVWRF+VC

Entry Name: South African War Memorial at Entrance to Cheltenham College

Listing Date: 14 December 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1386729

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474125

ID on this website: 101386729

Location: Montpellier, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cheltenham

Electoral Ward/Division: College

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Cheltenham

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Cheltenham St Luke and St John

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description



CHELTENHAM

SO9421NE BATH ROAD
630-1/18/182 (South East side)
14/12/83 South African War Memorial at
entrance to Cheltenham College

GV II

War memorial. c1902. Ashlar, in Perpendicular Gothic style.
Three stage octagonal monument, second stage with open
arcades, buttresses and crocketed pinnacles, upper stage a
lantern with miniature flying-buttresses to base of drum,
buttresses and crocketed pinnacles, barred arched windows and
ogee capping with poppyhead. Upper and second stage arcades
have crocketed drip-moulds. Lower stage on 4 wide steps, high
plinth with bronze memorial tablets on each face.


Listing NGR: SO9483221513

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 January 2017.

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