Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Abercarn War Memorial
Abercarn, Caerphilly, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abercarn, Caerphilly, designated on 17 December 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Abercarn
- Community
- Abercarn
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64786, -3.13443
- Cadw reference
- 20996
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of Abercarn Village, just E of the main thoroughfare, within a rectangular enclosed, part paved, public garden.
History
A cenotaph to the dead of Abercarn of the First World War 1914-18 with a plaque added to commemorate those fallen in the Second World War 1939-45. The site is the former Market Square, the historic centre of the village.
Exterior
Cenotaph of white stone stands on a base of 3 granite steps. Two-tier plinth and base with bronze plaque in a decorative frame. Above is the tapering pier with bronze wreath and Welsh inscription terminating in a cornice moulding. On top stands a bronze female figure in flowing drapery carrying a wreath and blowing a trumpet. At base to rear the added plaque.
Reason for designation
Listed as a prominent war memorial of historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Charcoal Blast Furnace at AbercarnBlast Furnaceunder 1 mi
- Church of St LukeReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Welsh Presbyterian ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Terraced steps at The GablesGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.