Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 1 August 1996
- Locality
- Porth
- Town
- Porth
- Community
- Porth
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61235, -3.41029
- Cadw reference
- 17120
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
Situated N of Cymmer Bridge on the E bank of River Rhondda near centre of town.
Exterior
The limestone memorial comprises a 3 sided recess unusually built out over river and 4 steps up from pavement, with monument in centre. Walls decorated with swags in relief and on rear wall inscriptions in Welsh left and English right to the men of Porth and District who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918; on front piers facing road are wreaths in relief. Cenotaph has long 2 sided inscription panel listing names of dead; above and between 2 moulded cornices is a relief cross within a wreath; inscription to side right 'Our glorious dead' and to left 'Mewn Anghof ni Chant Fod'. Added to right is black marble plaque commemorating dead of Second World War. Gates are later.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well designed war memorial and for historic interest to Porth.
Nearby in the register
- Revetment wall, doorways and railings to Mount PleasantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bronwydd House and attached front terraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Statue to William Evans in Bronwydd ParkCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Entrance gate piers and railings to BronwyddDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.