Boer War Memorial

Following the Boer Wars, a committee was formed to organise a memorial statue. The sum of £125 was raised by a door-to-door collection, with money coming from 700 subscribers. The sculptor was Herbert Chatham of Rhyl, and the memorial was built by G. Hamlett and Sons. It was unveiled on 24 October 1906 by General Ridley, who had served in the war. The memorial was originally sited next to the Brunner Guildhall in High Street, and was moved into the shopping precinct in the 1960s.

The memorial consists of a white marble figure standing on a pedestal made of granite from Kenney in Scotland. The figure is 144 cm high, and the pedestal is 230 cm in height. The memorial is in a cobbled area surrounded by a chain fence. At the bottom are two octagonal steps, on which stands a square base and a square pedestal. On top of the pedestal is a cornice on which is the figure of a soldier in the uniform that was worn in the Boer Wars. He stands at ease, with a tree trunk behind his right leg, and is holding a rifle. He also has a satchel, a water flask, strips of bullets, a hip bag, and on his belt is a dagger. On the east side of the base of the memorial, facing the shopping…