Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Vaynor War Memorial and attached railings
Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 16 June 2003
- Locality
- Cefn Coed-y-Cymmer
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Community
- Vaynor
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76068, -3.40049
- Cadw reference
- 81200
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
Near the centre of Cefn Coed-y-Cymmer on the NE side of the High Street.
History
War memorial of c1920 to fallen of First World War in unusual late Gothic style.
Exterior
War memorial, Bath stone ashlar, Gothic style tall gabled monument with coped gable, fleur-de-lys ridge and little cross-gables each side with gargoyles at angles. Sides have moulded plinth and one set-off, while centre has tall square-headed pierced panel with inset ashlar tracery: top pointed head with ogee tracery and rosettes in spandrels, main part in filled with ashlar cross with arms just above mid-height and centre square boss monogrammed IHS. Cross stands on a base (still within centre long panel) with moulded top and traceried blind roundel with incised carved spandrels. Roundel has asymmetrically-set smaller roundel within with blank quatrefoil and 2 mouchettes above. High pedestal with chamfered cap, inset with 3 marble panels with names of fallen. Added panel on left side of pedestal with names from 1939-45 war.
Memorial stands on a square platform with 3 steps up and iron railings around, the railings with scrollwork band under top-rail.
Memorial is surrounded on 3 sides by low retaining wall with chamfered coping and iron railings, and railings are continued outward at right angles along pavement line each end. Iron gate into garden behind the memorial. Standards are marked Bayliss Jones & Bayliss & Co.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusual war memorial in gothic style, well crafted in Bath stone and within a railed setting.
Nearby in the register
- Carmel Welsh Baptist Chapel and attached schoolroomReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gurnos Quarry Tramroad & LeatTramroadunder 1 mi
- Hen Dy Cwrdd Unitarian ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.