Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, designated on 25 October 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 25 October 2002
- Locality
- Llanbadarn Fawr
- Town
- Aberystwyth
- Community
- Llanbadarn Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.40839, -4.05971
- Cadw reference
- 27049
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 163 Aberystwyth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in The Square at the bottom of Primrose Hill in the centre of the village.
History
War Memorial to dead of Great War, 1920-1, unveiled 8/1/1921 by Lt-Col L.P. Evans VC. The setting includes the Garreg Fawr, listed separately.
Exterior
War Memorial, silver granite large Celtic cross on big curved-sided square pedestal with inscriptions and names. Cross is decorated with interlace, pedestal front reads 'Gloria In Excelsis Deo To The Honoured Memory Of The Men Of This Parish Who Fell In The Great War 1914-1918 Pro Deo Pro Rege Pro Patria. Rock-faced granite kerb and 4 corner posts with iron chains between. Two added posts to front framing sloping granite front slab inscribed to 1939-45 dead.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent village war memorial.
Nearby in the register
- Y Garreg FawrReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Padarn House including front railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to SE of Church of St PadarnReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty Mawr and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.