Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
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
- 51.81307, -2.71119
- Cadw reference
- 85239
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Within a railed, grassy enclosure in the centre of St. James's Square. The memorial faces NE.
History
The Memorial was erected in 1921, designed by Reginald Harding and carved by W Clarke of Llandaff. There are contemporary metal railings surrounding the grassed enclosure.
Exterior
Granite, Portland stone and bronze. Plinth of square granite step on granite base. Two rock faced Portland stone steps carry a diminishing rock faced cenotaph, which carries bronze plaques with the names of the fallen on the front face. The whole is crowned by a statue of an 'at ease' infantryman in field-dress and steel helmet.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a war memorial close to Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 12 St. James' SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- Apria GirDomesticunder 1 mi
- 14 St. James' SquareNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- St. James's HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.