Lancashire Fusiliers Boer War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details Boer War memorial of 1905, relocated to its present position in 1920, by Sir George James Frampton. MATERIALS: bronze statue and inscriptions, on a sandstone plinth. PLAN: a square plinth surmounted by the statue. DESCRIPTION: standing at the southern point of Whitehead Gardens, with the Whitehead Tower and the Town Hall to the N. The plinth has a moulded, inward-stepping base and an almost imperceptibly-tapering shaft, with overhanging cap. There is a bronze panel fixed to each face with a design in low relief. The upper part of each panel has a stylised Art Nouveau wood of oak trees with a laurel wreath beneath, which is tied by ribbons which run among the trees. Below this is an inscription in artistic lettering with a bead-and-reel border. On the front (S) panel the wreath contains the regimental badge (a flaming grenade with the battle honour ‘Egypt’ on a sphinx), with a Lancashire rose in front of the tree canopy. This face is inscribed: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/ LINE, MILITIA AND VOLUNTEER/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR SOVEREIGN & COUNTRY/ IN SOUTH AFRICA 1900-2/ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ BY THEIR COMRADES OF ALL/ RANKS & BY FRIENDS OF/ THE REGIMENT. The E face inscription reads: THE NAMES OF OFFICERS,/ NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN/ WHO WERE KILLED OR WHO DIED/ IN SOUTH AFRICA/ 1900-1902. Below this are listed 50 names of the Fallen above the rank of Private, in descending order of rank and (except for the officers) alphabetically by surname. The N face is headed PRIVATES, with 84 names listed alphabetically by surname. The W face continues the list of Privates, with a further 87 names. The statue is a portrait of a soldier of the regiment wearing ‘review order’ uniform, which is realistically depicted, including his medals.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.