Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llandaff War Memorial
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49569, -3.21938
- Cadw reference
- 13703
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of the north end of The Cathedral Green and part of the important group of buildings surrounding it.
History
1924. W Goscombe John RA, sculptor with the plinths designed by J P Grant.
Exterior
Three standing bronze figures on three separate granite plinths, two soldiers with a female figure in the centre. The female figure who symbolises Llandaff is clothed in Celtic dress; right forearm raised and left arm encased in a shield; base of statue ornamented with Celtic scroll pattern. Standing figure of a young soldier in undress to left hand;; rifle on left shoulder; left leg extended. Standing figure of soldier/cadet to right hand; right leg bent at knee and extended slighlty forward; right hand holding a rifle with butt of rifle on ground. Centre plinth inscribed ''Llandaff remembers her own sons and those of the Cathedral School who gave their lives in the Great War and in the Second World War - Son sibi sed patriae''.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine war memorial by William Goscombe John and for its group value with the other listed buildings around The Cathedral Green.
Nearby in the register
- Garden Wall of PendinasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall of The DeaneryDomesticunder 1 mi
- PendinasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Wall along the street front of Nos. 27 - 30 (consec)No class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.