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
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 March 1992
Type
War memorial
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Single stone step, then curved-fronted grey granite base with 'To the glorious memory of the men of Llanelly' and 'Teyrnged Llanelli i'w gwroniaid' inscribed. The sculpted monument has plinth broken forward with heavily carved laurel festoon under bronze of soldier and artilleryman at ease, over life-size, against bronze back panel. Granite rear wall with splayed foot and heavy capstone, inscribed 'Pro Patria 1914-1919 - 1939-1945'.

Bronze is signed W Goscombe John RA and was made by A B Burton, bronzefounder of Thames Ditton, Surrey. Unveiled 27 October 1923 by Major General S F Mott, commander 53rd Welsh Division, and originally sited opposite Town Hall, but later moved for road widening.

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