Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Merlin's Bridge, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Merlin's Bridge, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 11 March 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 11 March 2004
- Locality
- Merlin's Bridge
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Merlin's Bridge
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79054, -4.97853
- Cadw reference
- 82636
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)
- 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
On the E side of the A4076 at the end of Magdalen Street.
History
War memorial of c. 1920, made by Edwards and Lewis of Haverfordwest and similar to the one at Neyland.
Exterior
War memorial, white marble truncated short obelisk with draped top. Carved relief at foot of oak leaves and broken cannon extending onto coved plinth. Set on square pedestal itself on coved plinth on square base. Inscription on front of shaft reads 'IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF MERLINS BRIDGE AND DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR' followed by 8 names and 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS'. On the left side is '1939 - 1945', 'WORLD WAR II' AND 3 names.
Reason for designation
Included as a marble war memorial of historical interest.
Nearby in the register
- Milepost on A4076Commercialunder 1 mi
- Milepost near Merlins Bridge Post OfficeTransportunder 1 mi
- Church CottageReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Avellanau HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.