Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The War Memorial
Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Neyland, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 February 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 26 February 2004
- Locality
- Neyland
- Town
- Milford Haven
- Community
- Neyland
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70978, -4.95122
- Cadw reference
- 82530
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)
- 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)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Facing N in the centre of Kensington Road some 25m S of its junction with the High Street.
History
War Memorial unveiled in December 1930 to the First World War dead of Neyland and Llanstadwell, the number reflecting the population at the end of the era of the Irish ferries, transferred to Fishguard c1906. An added tablet records the dead of World War 2.
Exterior
War memorial, white marble truncated short obelisk with draped top. Carved relief at foot of oak leaves and broken cannon. Coved plinth, set on square pedestal itself on square base. Inscriptions on pedestal, 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD', 'IN HONOURED AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN OF NEYLAND AND LLANSTADWELL WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18', and 'AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM'. Ten names are recorded on the right side of the pedestal, 11 names to the left and 12 names to the rear. The monument was raised, probably later, on 3 whitewashed steps, with sloping tablet in front, partly obscuring inscription on base of original memorial. The tablet has the inscription 'IN MEMORY OF THOSE KNOWN TO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN CONNECTION WITH WORLD WAR 2' followed by 38 names. Below is 'CIVILIANS KILLED BY ENEMY BOMB IN HAZELBANK' followed by 4 names.
Reason for designation
Included as a marble war memorial of historical interest.
Nearby in the register
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- Station HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box near Station HouseCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Village pump at Great HoneyboroughWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.