Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 29 July 1999
- Locality
- Llansadwrn
- Town
- Llanwrda
- Community
- Llansadwrn
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.96601, -3.90116
- Cadw reference
- 22110
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 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at SW entry to churchyard of Church of St Sadwrn.
History
War memorial of c1920 made by J Thomas of Llanelli.
Exterior
War memorial, grey granite, classically-derived with square base, moulded plinth, polished square shaft with battered sides, two square polished blocks above and bulbous pyramidal cap. Matt tooled finish to cap, plinth, base, and rebated rounded edges of polished blocks. Square base has coved upper moulding, plinth has square thin base with upper cove then ogee profiled main part. Battered shaft with names of dead, then two polished square blocks above, one with inscriptions, upper one with etched military and funereal motifs. Heavy bulbous pyramid capstone with acanthus leaves wrapped around angles. Stone coping surround with iron railings to interlinked oval pattern.
Reason for designation
Included for historical interest and for group value with the Pound and the Church of St Sadwrn.
Nearby in the register
- The PoundAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint SadwrnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Capel EbenezerReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Old VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.