South African War Memorial
The South African War Memorial, also known as the Boer War Memorial, is a war memorial in Cardiff, Wales. It was erected in 1908 and unveiled by General Sir John French on 20 November 1909 to honour the victims of the Second Boer War.Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Cardiff. War memorial in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “Cofeb Ryfel De Affrica” and “South African War Memorial, Cardiff”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium.
Cardiff Castle
Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. Cardiff Castle is situated 900 feet southwest of South African War Memorial.
Millennium Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Clint Budd, CC BY 2.0.
The Millennium Stadium, known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales in Cardiff. It has a retractable roof and a usual capacity of 73,931. Millennium Stadium is situated 2,400 feet south of South African War Memorial.
New Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The New Theatre is one of the principal theatres of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It is located in the city centre on Park Place, close to Cathays Park. New Theatre is situated 890 feet east of South African War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.
Castle Quarter
Quarter
Castle Quarter is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed Castle Quarter includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Maindy
Suburb
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maindy is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and Gabalfa.
South African War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4845° or 51° 29′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.17914° or 3° 10′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3RFRMC+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 817978741OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q17741148
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In Other Languages
“South African War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cofeb Ryfel De Affrica”
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Highlights include Cardiff Crown Court and Cardiff Register Office.
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