The War Memorial including surrounding fence is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 April 1992. War memorial.

The War Memorial including surrounding fence

WRENN ID
cold-moat-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 April 1992
Type
War memorial
Address
The War Memorial including surrounding fence, Cardigan
OS grid reference
SN 181 464
Coordinates
52.08659, -4.65612
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The War Memorial is made of grey granite and is a smaller version of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. It features two wide granite steps leading up to a low two-stage plinth. The upper stage has the years '1914-1918' in raised numerals, positioned beneath a high base that displays bronze name plaques and the inscription 'The Glorious Dead' above. There is a set-back stage above this, adorned with a laurel wreath in relief, similar to the design of the Cenotaph. The memorial has three receding small steps leading to the top 'altar', which has rebated corners, a shallow ridged cap, and an incised rosette on the front.

Surrounding the memorial is a low chain link fence supported by cast iron spearhead uprights.

Local climate

The War Memorial including surrounding fence sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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