Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial in grounds of Church of Saint Catherine
Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 26 March 2002
- Locality
- Gorseinon
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Gorseinon
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66931, -4.04519
- Cadw reference
- 26261
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated in the SE corner of the churchyard of the Church of Saint Catherine at the junction of Alexandra Road and Princess Street.
History
Celtic cross war memorial of 1922 erected to the memory of the fallen of 1914-18, the gift of the Lewis family, owners of the tin works at Gorseinon. The cross was said to be the largest in Wales.
Exterior
War memorial, tall granite monolith Celtic cross with Celtic interlace and ropemould decoration standing on tapered rock-faced granite plinth with inscription. Square granite base and two steps up.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well-designed First World War memorial, a Celtic cross of unusual scale.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint CatherineReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of the Blessed SacramentReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Melin Mynach, GorseinonMillunder 1 mi
- Boundary Stone at KingsbridgeCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.