Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 10 August 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81211, -2.71650
- Cadw reference
- 85238
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the Parade Ground at Monmouth Castle
History
Memorial to the regimental fallen of WWI erected c1920.
Exterior
Constructed of rough faced grey granite with the inscribed face polished. Square plinth; block with curved top carrying a lead inscription giving the names of the fallen in WWI and WWII. Plain Celtic type cross with tapering shaft.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a war memorial in the Monmouth town centre and as a part of the important group of buildings at Monmouth Castle.
Nearby in the register
- Monmouth CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
- 1a Monnow StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 3 Monnow StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 1 Monnow StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.