Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The County War Memorial
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1983
- Locality
- Town Hill
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.55357, -3.15774
- Cadw reference
- 7987
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on top of Town Hill, reached by footpath from opposite entry to Old Castle Farm.
History
Memorial classical column to the Montgomeryshire dead of the First World War, unveiled 23/4/1923, designer unknown. Additional inscription for Second World War. It was damaged by earthquake in 1990 and was repaired and re-dedicated 5/10/2002.
Exterior
War Memorial. Lofty Doric column of ashlar on a high pedestal above a base of two square stone steps. Two Welsh and two English inscriptions on pedestal sides. NW inscription reads: 'To the/ glorious memory/ of the brave men of/ Montgomeryshire/ who fell in the/ Great War 1914-1919'. SW side reads 'Also in memory/ of those from/ this county/ who gave their/ lives in the/ World War/ 1939-1945/ At the going down/ of the sun/ and in the morning/ we will remember them'.
Reason for designation
Included as a finely detailed and most prominently sited war memorial column.
Nearby in the register
- Milepost by KilganoonTransportunder 1 mi
- CrogbrenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural SettlementExtra-mural settlementunder 1 mi
- The Hollies and front wall, railings and gateDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.