Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial and railings
Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Kidwelly/Cydweli, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, designated on 28 July 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1998
- Locality
- Kidwelly/Cydweli
- Town
- Kidwelly
- Community
- Kidwelly
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73874, -4.30852
- Cadw reference
- 20193
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on side of main road (A 484) some 100m NE of Kidwelly Bridge.
History
War Memorial of 1924 designed by Glendinning Moxham FRIBA, of Swansea.
Exterior
White marble statue of soldier with reversed rifle on large Portland stone pedestal, the whole some 6.5m (20') high. Pedestal is ornate with moulded plinth under raised broad band of Greek key ornament, with moulding above and below. Shaft is plain but for carved laurel wreath on front over affixed name and date plaques, and is capped by a similar broad raised band of Greek-key ornament.
Contemporary railed enclosure with upper finials and side gates.
Reason for designation
Listed as a handsome and prominent war memorial.
Nearby in the register
- The Town GateDefenceunder 1 mi
- Castle School and School houseEducationunder 1 mi
- 6 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ruined Warehouse By Kidwelly BridgeCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.