Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ebbw Vale War Memorial
Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, designated on 29 October 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 29 October 1999
- Locality
- Ebbw Vale
- Community
- Ebbw Vale
- Unitary authority
- Blaenau Gwent
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.78314, -3.20750
- Cadw reference
- 22528
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 1856 map "42. Brecon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Occupies wedge-shaped iron-railed plot on fork of Libanus Road and Steelworks Road.
History
Unveiled September 24th 1924 by Sir Frederick Mills. Made by the Craftsmen’s Guild, London.
Exterior
Construction of grey granite. Tall tapering pedestal with concave base, and tall bronze plaques each side with inscriptions. Plain cornice with bronze laurel-wreaths; then above is bronze figure of a soldier triumphantly waving his tin hat (see similar figure at Abertillery). Pedestal stands on tall slightly stepped plinth, two shallow steps below. Square enclosure with tall granite corner posts with sunken panels and bulbous terminals, originally capped with global lanterns (removed). Corner posts are linked to intervening low pylonic granite posts by two rows of chain-link.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusually elaborate war memorial, in a prominent setting.
Nearby in the register
- Ebenezer Presbyterian Chapel, including New CottageReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Newtown BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Mount Pleasant StoresCommercialunder 1 mi
- Furnace BankIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.