Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial in grounds of Church of Saint Catherine
Gorseinon, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gorseinon, Swansea, designated on 26 March 2002.
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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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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (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.