Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Mathern, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, designated on 10 October 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 10 October 2000
- Locality
- Mathern
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Mathern
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62238, -2.69813
- Cadw reference
- 24064
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Cadw's description
Location
At the north end of Mathern new village about 900m north west of the Church of St Tewdric.
History
Memorial to the fallen of WWI erected in c1920 and with additional inscriptions to the fallen of WWII.
Exterior
Constructed of Bath limestone ashlar in the form of a preaching cross. The base has three diminishing octagonal steps, the cross base is also octagonal as is the tapered shaft. The cross has a moulded base and finials, and chamfered sides.
Reason for designation
Included as a well designed village WWI memorial.
Nearby in the register
- Mathern Mill and attached houseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- The Old SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Model CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.