Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Sandfields East, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sandfields East, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 15 February 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 15 February 2000
- Locality
- Sandfields East
- Town
- Port Talbot
- Community
- Sandfields East
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59541, -3.80595
- Cadw reference
- 22853
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the centre of the park and the focal point. The main avenue approaches from the E.
History
The Vivian Memorial Park is first shown on the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey of 1939. The war memorial had been erected by this date.
Exterior
A tapering pier surmounted by a Celtic cross and constructed of rendered concrete. Ropework moulding to angles of pier. Bands of interlace work to base, which splays out slightly, and top of pier. The Celtic cross is also decorated with interlace work to each face, along with a band to the small plinth on which it rests. The front (E face) of the pier bears the names of those who fell in the Great War (1914 - 18). An inscription 'They shall not grow old as we that are left ...' is located on the rear (W face) of the pier.
On a 3-tier platform, the upper tier of rendered concrete, the lower 2 of coursed grey rock-faced stone with flat concrete capstones. The E face of the upper tier reads 'Erected by Robert B Byass & Co. To the glory of God and in memory of those men in their employ who gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914-18. The E edge of the capstone of the middle tier refers to World War II, 1939 - 1945. Inset into the face of the masonry below is a concrete tablet listing the names of the men who died. These are continued on the face of the lowest tier.
Reason for designation
Listed for its historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Plate-Girder BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Plate-Girder BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of St JosephReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- SunrayDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.