Great War Memorial in Gardens at the Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 March 1992. War memorial.

Great War Memorial in Gardens at the Town Hall

WRENN ID
lone-tallow-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 March 1992
Type
War memorial
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Great War Memorial is located in the gardens at the Town Hall. It features a single stone step leading to a curved-fronted grey granite base, which is inscribed with "To the glorious memory of the men of Llanelly" and "Teyrnged Llanelli i'w gwroniaid." The monument includes a sculpted plinth that is broken forward and adorned with a heavily carved laurel festoon, supporting a bronze depiction of a soldier and an artilleryman at ease, both life-size, against a bronze back panel. The granite rear wall has a splayed foot and a heavy capstone, which is inscribed with "Pro Patria 1914-1919 - 1939-1945."

The bronze sculpture is signed by W Goscombe John RA and was cast by A B Burton, a bronzefounder from Thames Ditton, Surrey. The memorial was unveiled on 27 October 1923 by Major General S F Mott, the commander of the 53rd Welsh Division. Originally, it was situated opposite the Town Hall but was later relocated due to road widening.

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