Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
New Tredegar, Caerphilly, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 22 June 2001
- Locality
- New Tredegar
- Community
- New Tredegar
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72062, -3.24270
- Cadw reference
- 25496
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Right in the centre of New Tredegar town, set on steps in a walled enclosure; a dominant position, backing onto the church of St Dingat and the adjacent Hall and opposite the Tredegar Arms Hotel.
History
First World War 1914-18 memorial with names added after Second World War, 1939-45. Attributable to L F Roslyn. Similar to one at Maesteg.
Exterior
War Memorial. A red granite pedestal with white marble figures. Pedestal consists of 3 shallow rock-faced steps supporting a polished pier with battered plinth, inscription panel on front and names on 3 sides of the main pier and plinth sections, with tooled plain deep frieze and coping; the sections are separated by rock-faced bands. Two life-size figures: one a standing soldier with gun at the ready, the other hatless, collapsed and clasping his head with one hand.
Reason for designation
Listed as a more than usually elaborate Valleys' war memorial.
Nearby in the register
- Barn range at CefnrhychdirAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- L-plan Farm Ranges at CefnrhychdirAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Elliot Colliery Winding Engine House and EngineIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Site of Tegernacus StoneInscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.