Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 8 February 1999
- Locality
- Bedwas
- Town
- Caerphilly
- Community
- Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58976, -3.19590
- Cadw reference
- 21310
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 a prominent location fronting the S side of the road, in the garden of the community council offices.
History
War memorial commemorating those who fell in the Great War (1914-18), with an addition to those who died in World War II (1939-45). The terracotta offices of Bedwas and Machen Urban District Council, located behind the memorial, were constructed in 1914.
Exterior
Tapering marble monolith of rectangular section. Polished front face, with rough sides and rear. Corbelled cap stone. Positioned on a 3-tier base, in front of which is an added memorial in the form of an open book.
At the top of the front face of the pillar is an inscription reading 'Erected / in the proud memory of the men of / Bedwas & Trethomas / who gave their lives in the Great War / 1914'. At the 4 corners of this inscription are small square recesses, each bearing a circle and an entwined cross in relief. Two incised vertical lines incorporate the inner sides of the recesses. Below is the list of men who fell. The book commemorates those who fell in WWII, those from Bedwas on the L page, and those from Trethomas on the R.
Reason for designation
Listed as a war memorial of historic interest, prominently sited in front of the council offices.
Nearby in the register
- Bedwas Balti Restaurant, The Indian Cottage and Bridge CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont Bedwas (partly in Van community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Bedwas (partly in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community)Transportunder 1 mi
- The White Hart InnRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.