Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Portskewett War Memorial
Portskewett, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Portskewett, Newport, Monmouthshire, designated on 20 September 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 20 September 2000
- Locality
- Portskewett
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Portskewett
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59000, -2.72411
- Cadw reference
- 24004
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 Portskewett village at the junction of Main Road and Sudbrook Road.
History
War Memorial to the fallen of WWI dating probably from c1920.
Exterior
The war memorial is constructed of grey granite ashlar and is in the form of an obelisk on a plinth. Square two step base with a rough finish to the edges. Tapered plinth with base, cap, and sides with inscriptions to the fallen of WWI and WWII. Guilloche moulding to the cap edge. Polished obelisk shaft with the top blunted.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as the Portskewett village war memorial and for its group value with the Churchyard Cross and the Church of St Mary.
Nearby in the register
- Cross in Churchyard of the Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, PortskewettCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Portskewett HouseHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.