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South African War Memorial

Flint, Flintshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Flint, Flintshire, designated on 11 September 1995.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of South African War Memorial, Flint, Flintshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commemorative
Date of designation
11 September 1995
Community
Flint
Unitary authority
Flintshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
53.24790, -3.13631
Cadw reference
16405

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Outside main entrance of Council offices (relocated from Trelawney Square).

Exterior

1903. Pink granite obelisk on base with inscriptions recording names of volunteers and fallen in South African War of 1899-1902. Base signed Thomas J Williams.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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