Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Norton, Presteigne, Powys, designated on 17 August 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 17 August 2000
- Locality
- Norton
- Community
- Presteigne
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.29880, -3.02190
- Cadw reference
- 23934
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Almost opposite lych gate of St Andrew's Church.
History
Built c1920 as memorial to fallen of Great War; later 1939-1945 inscription.
Exterior
War memorial in form of horse trough and drinking fountain. The memorial is mainly of concrete. A rectangular cistern with heavy lid, on which there is a metal sword, is supported over trough. To L (away from church) bowl of drinking fountain is built in to ogee support. Inscription in capitals (facing road), "The Great War 1914-1918, 1939-1945, This memorial is erected by the grateful Village of Norton, to commemorate the names of its faithful sons, who fought and died for England and Liberty".
Reason for designation
An unusual war memorial design, providing practical benefit, rather than pure symbolic memorial. Group value with church and lychgate opposite, and with listed building to N.
Nearby in the register
- Norton Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-Box at S.corner with Mynd Road, opposite parish churchyard B4355, Norton.Communicationsunder 1 mi
- Bircher CloseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint AndrewReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.