Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Seven Sisters, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 6 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 6 November 2003
- Locality
- Seven Sisters
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Seven Sisters
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76759, -3.71319
- Cadw reference
- 82050
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In a prominent position on the N side of a bend in the A4109 near the centre of Seven Sisters.
History
War Memorial of 1921 of white marble soldier on granite plinth, said to have been designed by a local man and similar to examples by E. Jones of Llanybydder found across S and W Wales.
Exterior
War memorial, white marble soldier in uniform with cap and reversed rifle. Standing on tall pedestal of grey granite with moulded cornice, tapered shaft, moulded plinth and square base. Inscription on front of cornice '1914-18' with 'This memorial is erected in memory of the men of this place who died in their country's service during the Great War and whose names are inscribed hereon' on pedestal shaft and 34 names below. Also on front of plinth is 'Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends'.
On right side of cornice is inscribed 'Yn ang of ni chant fod' with a further 32 names on shaft below.
On left side of cornice is '1939-45' with 15 names on shaft below.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a carved marble village war memorial in a prominent position.
Nearby in the register
- Circular pigsty at Blaendulais FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Tramroad at YstradgynlaisTramroadunder 1 mi
- Bryn Llechwen ring cairnRing Cairnunder 1 mi
- Hirfynydd Roman EarthworkSignal Station2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.