Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanboidy, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, designated on 6 August 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 6 August 2001
- Locality
- Llanboidy
- Town
- Whitland
- Community
- Llanboidy
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87890, -4.59220
- Cadw reference
- 25627
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the S boundary of the churchyard overlooking the road running S.
History
Earlier C20 war memorial.
Exterior
War memorial, grey granite, in form of a tall classical stele or pedestal type memorial with moulded cornice and shallow gabled gap with neo-Grec anthemion ornament to front. Front of main shaft has small raised plaque at top: 'Our Glorious Dead', long raised plaque with names of fallen, the lower edge curved over high-relief carved wreath. Sides have raised channelled pilasters terminated at caps just below cornice level. Plinth has rebated angles, sides carrying coved bases on bull-nose mouldings to the pilasters. Front inscribed plaque: 'Lest we forget...'. Stepped base of 3 concrete steps.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-designed war memorial prominently set in the Conservation Area.
Nearby in the register
- W.R. H. Powell memorial in churchyard and iron railingsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint BrynachReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Trinity Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Vestry to Trinity ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.