Boer War Memorial, Crewe
The Boer War Memorial, also known as the South African War Memorial, stands in a prominent position in Queens Park, Crewe, England. It was erected in memory of local soldiers who had served or fallen in the Boer War, and consists of a bronze statue of soldier in uniform standing on a column on a stone plinth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graham Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: grade II listed war memorial in Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queens Park and Clock Tower.
Queens Park
Park
Photo: FREON101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Queens Park in Crewe, Cheshire, is a 44.5 acre Grade II* listed public park opened in 1887, little changed from its original plan.
Clock Tower
Monument
Photo: Graham Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Clock Tower stands near the north entrance to Queen's Park, Crewe, in Cheshire, England. The park was given to the residents of the town by the London and North Western Railway Company, and the clock tower was paid for by its employees. Clock Tower is situated 560 feet north of Boer War Memorial, Crewe.
St Barnabas’ Church, Crewe
Church
Photo: Margaret Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Barnabas' Church is in West Street, Crewe, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Nantwich, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. St Barnabas’ Church, Crewe is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Boer War Memorial, Crewe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crewe and Nantwich.
Crewe
Photo: Alex Liivet, CC0.
Crewe is a medium-sized town in South Cheshire. It boasts friendly people, inexpensive hotels and eateries. It is famed for its railway connections and also as the home of Rolls Royce, though the factory is now operated by Bentley Motors.
Nantwich
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nantwich is a beautiful historic town in Cheshire. It contains many old buildings which were built after the great fire of Nantwich in 1583. Someone who is born within the town's boundaries is called a 'Dabber'.
Wybunbury
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wybunbury WIN-b ree or WIM-b ree is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
Boer War Memorial, Crewe
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09696° or 53° 5′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.46846° or 2° 28′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C5V3GWJ+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7612097006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q15978905
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boer War Memorial, Crewe”. Photo: Graham Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.