Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial in Parc Briallu
Llansamlet, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Peniel Green, Swansea, Llansamlet, designated on 16 January 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 16 January 2004
- Locality
- Peniel Green
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llansamlet
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66117, -3.88583
- Cadw reference
- 82380
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in a prominent position some 15m from and facing the gates to Parc Briallu.
History
War memorial of 1921 in public park, signed by W.S. Deans of Morriston. Unveiled 7 January 1922.
Exterior
War memorial, granite square memorial with tall main shaft in polished brown granite slightly tapered with names in raised letters, above is neo-Grec frieze in matt silver-grey marble under a flat granite cap splayed outward and with acanthus leaf ornament to rounded angles. Matt silver-grey marble chamfered base on plinth. On the left side of the main shaft is 'FRANCE' with 51 names and a further 22 names on the right side with the location of death. On the front is '1914-1918', 'ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION', 'TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE MEN FROM LLANSAMLET WHO DURING THE GREAT WAR GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY'. Underneath is 'BUONT FEIRW ER I NI GAEL BYW', 'Unveiled by Col. S. Watts Morgan M.P. CBE DSO January 7 1922' and 'Chairman of committee Mr Richard Rees Elm Cottage'.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a carved granite war memorial in a prominent position.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Bethel including forecourt walls, gates and railingsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Townshend's Great Leat & WaggonwayLeatunder 1 mi
- First arch over South Wales Railway at Peniel GreenNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gwernllwynchwyth Engine HouseEngine Houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.