Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caerwent, Newport, Monmouthshire, designated on 29 March 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 29 March 2000
- Locality
- Caerwent
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Caerwent
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61138, -2.76861
- Cadw reference
- 23037
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 250 Chepstow (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1905 · 250 Chepstow (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 Caerwent village immediately north of the Church of St Stephen and St Tathan.
History
This memorial was dedicated by the Archdeacon of Monmouth at a service to the fallen of WWII on 25 January 1948. It was soon after adapted to include the names of those who fell in WWI. The contractor was Mr Grassby, the Chepstow monumental mason, and the railings were fixed by Mr Hicks, the village stonemason. Renovated 1997.
Exterior
The memorial is in the form of a Portland stone obelisk which stands on a square block. This block supports three low diminishing steps and then the obelisk. The top of the obelisk is also stepped and carries a circular iron lantern with a domed top. Three faces are inscribed with the names of the fallen of the Caerwent area in the two World Wars and above these is a relief block with carved wreath. The whole stands on large stone blocks, formerly part of the village Cross, and is enclosed by plain wrought iron railings.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well designed memorial to the fallen of the two World Wars.
Nearby in the register
- Caer-went Roman TownTownunder 1 mi
- Walker Memorial Lychgate at the Church of St Stephen and St TathanCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Philpot tomb in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen and St TathanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Caerwent HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.