Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 10 December 1997
- Locality
- Dale
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Dale
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70659, -5.17756
- Cadw reference
- 19141
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 in Dale Cemetery at W end of Blue Anchor Way, W of the village.
History
War Memorial statue erected in 1923, carved by Watcyn Jones of Llanybydder, presumably the sculptor of near identical white marble soldiers at Aberbanc, Aberporth, Cribyn, Drefach, Llangeitho and Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, and Pencader, Carmarthenshire, though some of these are said to be by E.L. Jones of Llanybydder.
Exterior
War memorial, white marble statue of a soldier with rifle to side on tall stone and granite square pedestal. Pedestal has chamfered square base, square plinth with ogee top moulding, battered red granite shaft and big shallow-coved stone capstone. Shaft is inscribed with commemorative inscription to the dead of the First World War and with their names.
Reason for designation
A village war memorial of definite quality and character, well set on rising ground.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint James the GreatReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Dale CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- Remains of old castle at Dale Castle and forecourt wallsDefenceunder 1 mi
- Walls and entrance arch to walled garden to E of Dale ChurchGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.