Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Builth, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Builth, Powys, designated on 16 September 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 16 September 1991
- Community
- Builth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14966, -3.40287
- Cadw reference
- 7443
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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On prominent site at entrance to the Groe.
History
Erected in July 1924.
Exterior
In Doulting stone on a Llanelwedd stone base, with 4 Portland stone figures. Bronze tablets with inscriptions.
Classical style podium raised on 3 steps supports late medieval style octagonal tapering shaft surmounted by cross. Statues of four male figures represent Army, Royal Navy, Air Force, Merchant Navy.
Nearby in the register
- Alpha Presbyterian ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Roy Brown's CoachesCommercialunder 1 mi
- The White Horse PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.