Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Pontardulais, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 19 May 2003
- Locality
- Pontardulais
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Pontardulais
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71551, -4.04336
- Cadw reference
- 81147
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 to the centre of a small railed enclosure between the river and St Michael's Church, to the N of St Teilo's Street.
History
War memorial, C20, to dead of First and Second World Wars.
Exterior
War memorial, sqaure section, pink marble with white marble panels with plinth, steps and statue to apex. Base has 4 steps in rock-faced pink marble with similar plinth. Shouldered step to base in smooth marble. Main section has smooth pink marble corner pilasters with wider bases and caps with raised squared vertical banding. White marble panels to sides. S and E sides give names of those fallen in war in aluminium lettering. Two tier shorter upper section has similar corner pilasters in pink marble and white marble panels. Inscriptions to S and E sides - ''The Only Hope of Peace 1914 - 1918'' to S, ''Unig Gobaith Hedd 1939 - 1945'' to E. ''At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them'' in Welsh to S and English to E. Top section supported on corbelled cornice, similar style but slightly smaller. Statue of female figure to apex, bearing upright cross and olive branch.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well-designed local war memorial.
Nearby in the register
- Hope Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Wall and Railings at Hope Independent ChapelNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Neuadd-fachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Y BwthynDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.