The War Memorial and stone seat is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 November 2003. Memorial.

The War Memorial and stone seat

WRENN ID
scattered-slate-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
28 November 2003
Type
Memorial
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Bronze statue of soldier in First World War battledress standing at ease with hand resting on rifle with bayonet fixed. This, on squared silver granite inscribed pedestal with moulded plinth and chamfered angles, which in turn rests on rock-faced granite steps. Inscription on front reads ''''To the immortal memory of the men of Carmarthenshire who fell in the Great War 1914-1918'''' and below, ''''Mewn angof ni chant fod.'''' To rear inscription to the 1610 nurses officers and men of all ranks who fell. On side inscription to fallen of 1939-45 war. Around the rear is a semicircular stone bench with sandstone ashlar seat on rock-faced grey limestone plinth and with tooled grey limestone back. Seat ends at grey stone obelisks, then low stone wall with rails out to outer obelisk, then further section out to Infirmary gatepiers.

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