Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial including surrounding fence
Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cardigan, Ceredigion, designated on 14 April 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 14 April 1992
- Community
- Cardigan
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08657, -4.65610
- Cadw reference
- 10497
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 193 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at south end of Victoria Gardens, in angle between North Road and slip-road to Gwbert Road.
History
1923.
Exterior
War Memorial in grey granite, a reduced version of the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. Two wide granite steps, then low 2-stage plinth, the upper stage with '1914-1918' in raised numerals, under high base with bronze name plaques and 'The Glorious Dead' incised above. Set-back stage above with laurel wreath in relief, as on the Cenotaph, then 3 receding small steps to top 'altar' with rebated corners, shallow ridged cap and incised rosette on front.
The Memorial is broader to the front than the sides, unlike the Cenotaph, where the decoration is on the narrower ends.
Chain link low fence around with cast iron spearhead uprights.
Nearby in the register
- Bandstand in Victoria GardensGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- 9 Priory TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 7 Priory TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Priory TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.